More of phony "balance" and its co-dependents http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/why-were-shutting-our-comments
M -----Original Message----- From: michael gurstein [mailto:gurst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 5:34 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; 'ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com'; 'mspen...@tallships.ca' Subject: RE: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] RE: Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian Ahhh., yes the famous "balance"--the meme that the current corporate controlled media uses to bring the "other side" into discussions (those being the funded climate scientists, ag scientists. tobacco scientists... give us enough of that type of "balance" and I'm sure our world will tip over. "Balance" is just another word for nothing left to bemuse... M -----Original Message----- From: futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca [mailto:futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 5:28 PM To: 'Arthur Cordell'; ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; mspen...@tallships.ca Subject: Re: [Futurework] [Ottawadissenters] RE: Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian Left out the word 'not'. -----Original Message----- From: Arthur Cordell [mailto:denar...@sympatico.ca] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:21 PM To: 'ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com'; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; 'mspen...@tallships.ca' Subject: RE: [Ottawadissenters] RE: [Futurework] Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian Oh well, eco fascist or tea party. How about trying to see both sides and NOT getting blindsided by ideology of one sort or the other. Now there's a novel suggestion: Balance. Ever heard of it? -----Original Message----- From: ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of michael gurstein Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 7:21 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; mspen...@tallships.ca; ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Ottawadissenters] RE: [Futurework] Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian And your point is (presumed/anticipated/hallucinated) thuggish behaviour by one side justifies thuggish behaviour by another side??? You are well along the Tea Party downward slope... M < -----Original Message----- From: futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca [mailto:futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:15 PM To: mspen...@tallships.ca; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian I blush to admit this but I can understand the conservative view. I guess if the science laureate was to speak out and question some of the pc favorites like abortion or needle exchange centers the Dems might block his speaking as well. arthur -----Original Message----- From: futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca [mailto:futurework-boun...@lists.uwaterloo.ca] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:34 PM To: futurework@lists.uwaterloo.ca Subject: [Futurework] Re: Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear |theguardian > Race to the bottom... Canada in the lead, but... > > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/republicans-congress-scie > nce-laureate-bill-blocked And we used to laugh about Stalin, Lysenko and attendant Soviet scientists who found it opportune to genuflect to Lamarkian genetics. Huh. - Mike -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ mspen...@tallships.ca /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@lists.uwaterloo.ca https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@lists.uwaterloo.ca https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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