I decided to move some discussion from this post up to the top level here. Specifically, Watoosh wrote: "Well, if violence is defined as initiation of force (which, of course, presupposes certain property rights), then I think Rockwell is correct..." Well, if we define cats as elephants, then many people keep elephants in their house. More seriously, firstly, violence is not usually defined that way. It's defined as, you know, violence, so that, say, someone may respond violently or non-violently to someone who aggresses against them. Otherwise, it would make no sense to say, for instance, "He punched me, but I did not stoop to violence in response." And, secondly, the libertarian usage of "initiation of force" is very offbeat. If I wander onto someone's meadow, most people would not say I had "initiated force" -- I mean, sure, I used "force" against the earth to push off walking, but that's not force directed against...
I guess no one heeded your warning, Gene.
ReplyDeleteI guess no one heeded your warning, Gene.
ReplyDeleteI like From a Distance. I think it sounds something like Pink Floyd, early 1970s, before Dark Side… I don’t know, sometime around Meddle? Bob seems to be the resident music critic, maybe he knows better. Perhaps as a product of the 1970s I think the song needs a guitar solo. Without some demonstration of musicianship, it just “seems to keep going.” Show your chops.
ReplyDeleteMy eight year old liked the I Walk A Little video. He thinks the singer looks younger in this video, and he likes seeing people do flips. The reason I invited him into my office to watch the videos was to show him the mustache. Earlier today he told me that he wants a goatee when he’s older, not an imperial. I was impressed, he really did say “a goatee, not an imperial” so I asked him what he thought of the singer’s facial hair. He reiterated that he wants a goatee, not an imperial.
This non-producer thought the production of both videos was pretty damn good.
Mrs. Hymn, they were all so stunned (except for Woody) that they could not comment.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty #@!!&^%**@! impressive, even if I got no audio even at max volume.
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