tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post6522495408879422885..comments2023-09-09T11:56:04.929-07:00Comments on Pascal Fervor: Heroes or Suckers?Pascalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-19463216384687121742009-08-20T18:47:40.681-07:002009-08-20T18:47:40.681-07:00"imaginary beings"
would that include &..."imaginary beings"<br /><br />would that include "sane people who want socialism in America"? perhaps "normal humans who want the government to run healthcare"?oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-82839968858273027342009-08-16T23:01:16.588-07:002009-08-16T23:01:16.588-07:00Pascal-
Remember the art of aggressive compromise...Pascal-<br /><br />Remember the <b>art of aggressive compromise</b>:<br /> - demand an amount that is beyond what is reasonably achievable,<br /> - when opposition builds, make offer of compromise, and get a portion of what you wanted.<br /><br />In other words, make demands for the whole loaf. <br />When necessary, compromise on half a loaf.<br />You've now gotten half of what you wanted and<br /> can come back later for the other half and more.<br /><br />This strategy is going on all over the place.<br /> Take tax hikes, price hikes, intrusive laws (can you say gun control?),<br /> health care, control of the Press and Free Speech, etc.<br /><br /> Actually, price haggling, or negotiation makes use of this tactic.<br /> Also kids negotiating with parents over curfew, allowance, clothing, etc.<br /><br /> A related application of this principle is the "slippery slope".<br /><br /> And another related technique is the "trial balloon" wherein a potentially<br /> unpopular action is suggested and phased in gradually after people get<br /> used to the idea. Kind of like getting an inoculation so they can<br /> tolerate the full dose later.<br /><br /> And another- in criminal justice, the Plea Bargain.<br /><br />This all falls in the category of getting one's way. I.e. Machiavellian-ism.<br /> It's the practice of Acquiring, Maintaining, and Applying Power.<br /><br />--- All rather basic.<br /><br />-PaulPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-11735573241840959582009-08-16T17:24:27.319-07:002009-08-16T17:24:27.319-07:00Nothing yet Pascal, but I may create a site discus...Nothing yet Pascal, but I may create a site discussing the problems created by man's belief in imaginary beings. Seems that's been the source of a lot of problems, especially recently.<br /><br />I bookmarked your site.RayGunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-89517217027399507182009-08-16T17:13:16.353-07:002009-08-16T17:13:16.353-07:00Statism preceded W's administration; it only b...Statism preceded W's administration; it only became more obvious then.<br /><br />As for voting, when one is given a Hobson's choice, it hardly can be called a vote. Like I suggested before, statism implies the choices are not made by you.<br /><br />Speaking of which Ray: I'm pretty much an open book. I'd love to see your blog or other formal efforts. Your interview skills aren't bad; but can you think for yourself? I'm always looking for people who do.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-16185298726585705802009-08-16T17:04:52.990-07:002009-08-16T17:04:52.990-07:00Regarding the need for statism. ie the bailout. Di...Regarding the need for statism. ie the bailout. Did you vote for W once or twice?RayGunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-83364352409844281852009-08-16T16:51:21.364-07:002009-08-16T16:51:21.364-07:00I find labels woefully inaccurate, in large part b...I find labels woefully inaccurate, in large part because of so many phonies who carry the banners, as this short piece http://pascalfervor.blogspot.com/2007/06/danger-of-labels.html suggests. <br /><br />I had to get really annoyed with the label that has most frequently been hung on me in order to write this: http://pascalfervor.blogspot.com/2008/05/resolved-conservatives-are-useless-as.html<br /><br />And as for Palin, her popularity could have been tarnished by the man who made her prominent, but not enough to stem the gallantry induced in conservatives due to the huge pummeling she has suffered from MSM, the Left, and some on the Right. I wrote of it here http://pascalfervor.blogspot.com/2009/07/emmanuel-goldsteining-of-sarah-p.html<br /><br />As you may infer, it neither makes me a fan nor foe of hers; it leaves wondering what will unfold in the next act. <br /><br />It's not really statism until it creates its own opposition. ;)Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-55434802114062429092009-08-16T16:15:57.724-07:002009-08-16T16:15:57.724-07:00Pasc, do you consider yourself Republican, Liberta...Pasc, do you consider yourself Republican, Libertarian, or ? I know the ex cons are fleeing the Republican namesake in droves, but there still seems to be support for Palin.RayGunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-73618207932593902232009-08-16T16:02:29.654-07:002009-08-16T16:02:29.654-07:00The Crummy guy? LOL. There are an awful lot of peo...The Crummy guy? LOL. There are an awful lot of people on the scene who deserve that title. <br /><br />The majority of Americans may soon realize, even the most strident of the Leftists, that there is nobody in DC that can be trusted. <br /><br />You might want to glance <a href="http://pascalfervor.blogspot.com/1981/07/dogs-not-barking-at-biggest-threat-to.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>at what prospects face Democratic voters in this one <br /></strong></a> in order to garner an understanding, and reevaluate your own position, of why a glorious insurrection needs little by the way of arms. <br /><br />Nobody wants to be left out -- not even a Praetorian Guard -- in their hour of need. <br /><br />As the DCs aren't too particular who they bump off just so long as the number of humans declines radically, they may easily find that nobody trusts them -- deservedly.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-72482702852382889962009-08-16T15:23:56.528-07:002009-08-16T15:23:56.528-07:00Sorry Pasc, It was just inference on my part stemm...Sorry Pasc, It was just inference on my part stemming from the crowd you hang with (The Crummy guy). Maybe you should mention to the Crum, that talk is cheap, but action will land his butt in the pokey, where it will get poked :-)RayGunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-39026812988370433382009-08-16T15:12:49.196-07:002009-08-16T15:12:49.196-07:00You're a bit too quick on the draw for slow-wi...You're a bit too quick on the draw for slow-witted me and my readers Ray. <br /><br />I am sure we will all benefit when you reveal how you inferred that suggestion from my polemic.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-3253972960297133682009-08-16T14:48:58.763-07:002009-08-16T14:48:58.763-07:00Hey Pascal, are you suggesting armed revolt as the...Hey Pascal, are you suggesting armed revolt as the solution?RayGunnoreply@blogger.com