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  1. I suspect that Darren judges this to be important not so much because of the "what" being said by Molson, but perhaps because of the mere fact that Molson is saying it... and what has lead up to Molson saying it (all the action or inaction of the CPP...) and the timing of Molson's saying it. I note Darren seems to specifically choose to preface this only with one word and with no explanation... such is not accidental, he is asking us to guess "why", i.e. he prefers not to simply tell us, but wants us to put on our thinking caps. Perhaps it is an outwardly appearing "improvement" manufactured carefully at huge costs, over many years, and is being permitted to be reported on by the likes of Molson (who is not in possession of all the information) to the west in order that it be seen superficially, and in order that the west's sees the fact that Molson is reporting on it....... for particular purposes of the CCP. Big Tech and BiG Govt need no preaching to... but the average citizen tempted by communism and socialism, as well as the swing voter not so sure about the "conspiracies".... they are susceptible to suggestion regarding reality... and in the end, suggestion to act or vote in certain ways. Few people would get the same sense as I do from the video... the slaves have been brow beaten into obedience and orderliness... I suspect the final conclusion is that the fact of this and its being reported are big propaganda to further erode the west.
  2. After having read Peikoff, some Brandon, Rand, and Binswanger... I was impressed with Smith's approach. It is at once accurate and careful about what Rand said, but unapologetic in its independent examination and investigation of why and how (and in what way) what Rand said is valid, without simply parroting or paraphrasing her statements or appealing to her persona. Smith's mind is a steel trap and her "ripostes" against criticisms of Rand's ethics are unmistakably and refreshingly successful. Snob or plebeian, if you want to be selfish... for you... yeah... just get and read them books.
  3. I have no real convictions about her speaking / presentation style or her abilities to extemporaneously tackle questions, I find her her written work quite exceptional in the O’ist arena and generally speaking. Have you read any of her books Michael? I highly recommend “Viable Values” and “Normative Ethics” the former for its accessibility and sense of life, the second for its logical rigour.
  4. "Egoism Without Permission: The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand's Ethics (Ayn Rand Society Philosophical Studies)" This was news to me, so I decided to put it here. I own most of her books, she is an incredible thinker and I am looking forward to getting this one as well.
  5. I wont put words in your mouth but I gather from you said you see the judicial system as quite flawed at the moment. I have to assume also that you believe there is some credence to the idea of HAVING a judicial system as part of a proper government. I must also assume given a conflict of powers, governments, perhaps even of different political stripes there must be a way to “resolve” the issues according to SOME process… What do you have in mind? Should we jettison law because “lawfare” or do we reform the legal system for substantially the same reason?
  6. You have to stop assuming the worst in people. Trust that of the many interpretations of possible meanings and origins, from proper, well reasoned, and rights respecting to rash, superficial, and tyrannical... that you are not dealing with the latter. I will respond, in earnest... even if perhaps your response does not constitute fair trade for the good will on my part. 1. Not an additional tyrant... an expedited process, by the same usually sluggish court system. 2. Messy is not my point... courts cases are decided on the basis of evidence/facts and the law, and according to an evidentiary standard by the fact finder... beyond reasonable doubt, balance of probabilities etc. An emergency injunction going higher into the court system asks for circumvention on less and less contact with reality by higher and higher courts. 3. Process is precisely how reality is introduced and respected in a conflict between parties... whether litigants in a divorce case, accused and prosecutor, or two government bodies. Process is not antithetical to reality... it is how ensure the application of law respects it. 4. Illegal aliens do not fit into logic they simply are. I have not denied them. Purported facts on which the cases are decided are more about who has power to do what and when... where is the wire... why do they want to cut it... where do they want to go and to do what..l do not have a sufficient view to definitively decide what should be done.. and neither would an appeal court without enough evidence on the record. NOW A: The governor SAYS or declares X, Texas SAYS X... BIDEN SAYS Y.... his executive/departments SAY Y... what principles do we apply if we do not have all the facts?... i.e. the sides have not duked in out in a court case in which they have adduced evidence, testimony, etc. LATER? B: Newsom SAYS or declares G, California SAYS G,... Trump says B... his executive SAY B.... Trump may ask for an injunction to stop Newsom doing something... how much do we want to open ourselves to improper re-application of the standards, way things were decided above?? The principle of look into into reality IS ... getting and weighing evidence... which is what a lower court does. Getting to Reality IS the principle which governs such emergency standards... and I cannot be wholly critical of SCOTUS. There is a process for getting that reality into the system... if anything we need to streamline it... but not at the expense of accuracy.
  7. This kind of escalation is what the left wants… its the excuse they would love to use to prevent the election of Trump from even happening in the first place
  8. I think we have a situation where perhaps it is no so clear cut… the law is relatively clear but the facts to which the laws are applicable are not necessarily clear. sometimes we can focus too much on purported facts… of which often we are not in full possession … and in today’s age are subject to much bias and twisting due to ideological and political forces… as well as pure corruption and lust for power. Due process and the rule of law help to ensure actual facts, through evidentiary proceedings and careful weighing of facts lower court proceedings can provide… provide the basis for action in accordance with the proper application pf the law in the context … which is justice (assuming good law). Declarations of emergency can come in multiple stripes… from various persons and on varying levels of factual basis… and clashes of powers can come in many forms and in various directions also stemming from different apprehension of the factual circumstances. Here two governments are doing things and doing them for reasons (perhaps both factual and ideological) which conflict… whether in the form of asking for injunctions or declarations of emergency, there is risk here that one side is wrong and taking steps quickly without knowing which side it is before the facts are fully known is likely more risky than getting to the facts as quickly as reasonably possible to resolve the issue. I am loath to criticize a decision which effectively says a proper court proceeding with evidence etc is required, because of the dangers of acting too swiftly… out of fear? Again think of other possibilities … with the shoe on the other foot… declarations of emergency powers due to the next pandemic, cyber attack… threat of war… threat to democracy?… “climate crises” There should be a sort of “emergency expedited court of first instance” process which would serve both the need for speed and the need for getting things right, but in a conflict of governments like this we need to get it right… even if it takes a little longer.
  9. Do you know of any nice deep-dive summary online of the actual legal issues decided and why they were decided as they were? If it is the legal issue of State vs. Federal Powers we have to remember one day a Democrat/Leftist State and a fully Republican Federal Executive Government and WH may come to some BIG disagreement about the border. The same legal issues of Powers may come up again....
  10. I cannot recall the author but perhaps it was Thomas Paine … who said something to the effect that we should not confuse government with society … one for keeping our vices in check the other consisting of the goodwill extended in civility between people… “SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.” Thomas Paine in Common Sense so too, you have identified certain currents, systems, and forces, controlled by a tiny minority and at work in the world, with the world itself… this is a misidentification.
  11. Hello: @Michael Stuart Kelly If there were an easy way I would send this to you for Christmas from eBay so instead (not sure how to share a link that would actually work) here is the info: John C. Wright THE GOLDEN AGE TRILOGY 1st SFBC Ed. 2004 The Golden Oecumene sold by darkstarbooks (100% positive) ships from Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States $35 or best offer eBay item number:305097285005 18Kitems sold joined Feb 1998