November 8, 2009
Reap what you sow
Busy busy busy.
But I do have time to observe the following: if you take Ancient Rome as the model for your national institutions, giving yourself a Senate on the Capitol, and in the great founding text of your constitution it is argued that you are establishing a republic and explicitly not a democracy (i.e. you are emulating Rome not Athens), then don’t be suprised if a few hundred years down the line your generals start getting political and meddling with the elected leaders’ plans.
Eh?
“The Road to Fairness” « Bad Conscience said,
October 21, 2010 at 12:13 pm
[...] Abuse of the word “progressive” such that it either means nothing at all and is simple political spin, or if employed as a technical economic claim about burdens falling [...]
Großbritannien: Hier kommt die “faire” Sparpolitik! said,
October 27, 2010 at 7:02 am
[...] Das Wort “progressiv” wird so unzutreffend benutzt, dass es nichts mehr bedeutet und zu simpler politischer Propaganda wird. Denn wenn es als technischer Wirtschaftsbegriff benutzt [...]
Gran Bretagna: arriva l'austerity "buona e giusta"! | E-blogs Italia said,
October 27, 2010 at 7:04 am
[...] della parola “progressivo” cosicché o significa niente del tutto ed è semplicemente uno slogan politico, o se impiegato come una rivendicazione economica tecnica [...]
Grande-Bretagne : et voici venir la "rigueur équitable" said,
October 27, 2010 at 7:32 am
[...] La déformation du mot “progressiste” de telle sorte que, soit il ne signifie rien du tout , juste une pirouette politique, soit, s’il est utilisé comme revendication économique et [...]
Gran Bretaña: ¡llegó la austeridad “justa”! said,
October 27, 2010 at 7:32 am
[...] de la palabra “progresivo”, en el sentido de que no significa nada en absoluto y de que es una simple interpretación política, o si se emplea como una técnica concesión [...]
Great-Britain: here comes "fair" austerity! said,
October 27, 2010 at 7:33 am
[...] of the word “progressive” such that it either means nothing at all and is simple political spin, or if employed as a technical economic claim about burdens falling [...]