Ready for today’s dose of Jacobinism? For those of you who might be new to the term, it described the French radicals who toppled the monarchy of Louis XVI and removed the heads of anyone who blinked both eyes simultaneously. The term is usually reserved for radicals on the Left, but it so aptly describes [...]
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Jacobinism Consumes the GOP
Posted by admin on December 1, 2010
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2010/12/jacobinism-consumes-the-gop/
Social Comment OTD
I really enjoy following Jay Rosen of pressthink.org on Twitter. This morning he posted a great piece of social commentary about the nature of Fox News. For some reason, it reminds me a bit of Neil Postman, the late social and media critic. The video was shot from his desktop webcam, but his insights are [...]
Posted by admin on November 22, 2010
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2010/11/social-comment-otd/
Maddow Interviews Stewart
I just have a couple of points to make about last night’s interview with Jon Stewart by Rachel Maddow. The internet is no doubt buzzing with similar discussions, but I think my points are salient. If you haven’t seen the interview, please spend the time to watch; it was good television. Here is the uncut [...]
Posted by admin on November 12, 2010
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2010/11/maddow-interviews-stewart/
Entitlement
From Merriam-Webster Online: Entitlement \-ˈtī-təl-mənt\ n. 3: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges. The word entitlement is popular today, appearing often as the Tea Party and right-wing attempt to refashion its use in our society. There is an existing model for it: the word liberal being successfully redefined to mean [...]
Posted by admin on October 3, 2010
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2010/10/entitlement/