Meet Craazyman: “Craazyman is the fake name for a Racket subscriber who is a nobody by standards of public life. Just like you, dear reader! But we both like Enlightenment values, that's for sure. We'll tolerate experts, but we love honest seekers of any kind. Cute fluffy kittens are OK too. So are seals.”
I have to wonder when seeing Putin with an (independently verified) 87% approval rating. Is it because he's making an honest case for his policies? I think the answer is yes. For some reason, our government not only censors but is wrong about the most important things. Biden and all other western leaders are constrained to say stupid things such as covid has a natural origin (at best we don't know for sure), nobody knows who blew up Nord Stream (even though we were all formerly saying that Putin did it), Putin has already lost the Ukraine War, if you get the vax you won't get covid, Putin hacked our elections and is responsible for Trump's presidency, ISIS-K committed the terrorist attack in Moscow -- we know for sure that nobody else (such as Ukraine) could possibly have had anything to do with this, etc. etc. As Jeffrey Sachs says, our leaders just routinely lie because they've screwed up in the past and won't face up to their mistakes, and the current lying, in turn, is screwing up the future. Then they double down by trying to eliminate the truth in the guise of stopping misinformation. This is incompetence of epic proportions, and most of the world sees this for what it is. As the truth dawns on our liberal elite, we see them starting to go silent as they think about how to cut their losses. The Ukrainian flags, "I believe science is real" signs, etc are all now markers of naivety and are quietly being disposed of. Jimmy Kimmel and Steven Colbert are about as cool as Lawrence Welk and John Wayne were in the 1970s -- i.e. hopelessly out of touch. Hollywood no longer sets the pace for culture, but rather has fallen way behind events on the ground. Putin is more popular than any western leader for good reason -- he's more in touch with reality.
Love this addition to Racket News! Maybe you could pin the "Nailed It" comment so it's easy to find? I do enjoy scrolling through the comments, but it would also be great if commenter of the week was at or near the top. 😁 Thank you Matt! For all of your writing, etc; keep up the great work!
She doesn’t understand because she never had to compete in the world of ideas. Questioning her would be Oppressive. So, she was never challenged. In the name of The Good. Ironically and tragically, it kept her from fully developing whatever talents she had.
Government, and by that I mean its employees at virtually every level, has very little faith in the wisdom of its subjects. So worrying that we might all be misled and ignore the clearly superior guidance of our Government betters falls right in line with the general hubris.
It takes a craazyman to talk some sense these days apparently. I like this new feature. It is conversational.
I LOVE this new feature where readers are connected to other readers' ideas
Thanks Matt!!
Way to go, craazyman! Fifteen minutes of anonymous fame? Put it on your resume that you “nailed it!”
I’m a bit jealous.
Nicely done "Craazyman"!
something to strive for
American Government is Of, By and For *ITSELF* and the People can go to Hell.
I have to wonder when seeing Putin with an (independently verified) 87% approval rating. Is it because he's making an honest case for his policies? I think the answer is yes. For some reason, our government not only censors but is wrong about the most important things. Biden and all other western leaders are constrained to say stupid things such as covid has a natural origin (at best we don't know for sure), nobody knows who blew up Nord Stream (even though we were all formerly saying that Putin did it), Putin has already lost the Ukraine War, if you get the vax you won't get covid, Putin hacked our elections and is responsible for Trump's presidency, ISIS-K committed the terrorist attack in Moscow -- we know for sure that nobody else (such as Ukraine) could possibly have had anything to do with this, etc. etc. As Jeffrey Sachs says, our leaders just routinely lie because they've screwed up in the past and won't face up to their mistakes, and the current lying, in turn, is screwing up the future. Then they double down by trying to eliminate the truth in the guise of stopping misinformation. This is incompetence of epic proportions, and most of the world sees this for what it is. As the truth dawns on our liberal elite, we see them starting to go silent as they think about how to cut their losses. The Ukrainian flags, "I believe science is real" signs, etc are all now markers of naivety and are quietly being disposed of. Jimmy Kimmel and Steven Colbert are about as cool as Lawrence Welk and John Wayne were in the 1970s -- i.e. hopelessly out of touch. Hollywood no longer sets the pace for culture, but rather has fallen way behind events on the ground. Putin is more popular than any western leader for good reason -- he's more in touch with reality.
Can Craazyman take Brown Jackson's place on the Court? He seems to have a much better grasp of the Constitution.
Love this addition to Racket News! Maybe you could pin the "Nailed It" comment so it's easy to find? I do enjoy scrolling through the comments, but it would also be great if commenter of the week was at or near the top. 😁 Thank you Matt! For all of your writing, etc; keep up the great work!
She doesn’t understand because she never had to compete in the world of ideas. Questioning her would be Oppressive. So, she was never challenged. In the name of The Good. Ironically and tragically, it kept her from fully developing whatever talents she had.
Nailed It! comments deserve a pin.
I love this new feature!
"Why Does A Supreme Court Justice Not Understand This?"
Never been taught or encouraged to?
A Supreme Court Justice (inexplicably) appointed for life, turns out to be something like an empress with no (mental) clothes.
Man, I was really pulling for that scissoring guy
Government, and by that I mean its employees at virtually every level, has very little faith in the wisdom of its subjects. So worrying that we might all be misled and ignore the clearly superior guidance of our Government betters falls right in line with the general hubris.