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¡Viva Mexico!
Hey refried, I'm sure you have some ideas about the stats of murders and gun-involved crime per capita in the states vs. in Mexico.— September 22, 2009 1:48 a.m.
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"In 1997, an organization of indigenous peoples of Mexico in the state of Oaxaca formed the Popular Indigenous Council of Oaxaca "Ricardo Flores Magón" (Consejo Indígena Popular de Oaxaca "Ricardo Flores Magón", or CIPO-RFM), based on the philosophy of Magón.[4]" Wow! Interesting stuff. Do you have any ties to this group? I bet they celebrate him on Independence Day. I love the sentence about him reading Marx, and oh yeah--Ibsen :)— September 22, 2009 12:53 a.m.
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Ok, anti- I admit it. I'm a control freak. I'm such a control freak that nothing ever gets done :)— September 22, 2009 12:40 a.m.
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Bueller: "They could be fascist-anarchists. It still wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car." Hee hee.— September 22, 2009 12:37 a.m.
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AG aphorized: "...as I've often observed myself, "To define is to confine."" Not sure who might have said it first, but that'll do nicely. Yes, a well-treated concept, and a fascinating topic. My favorite treatments come from psychoanalysis, because the way we name things in our dreams and in general speech can afford glimpses into how we think, and how symbolic power condenses the way it does, both consciously and unconsciously.— September 22, 2009 12:33 a.m.
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refried, I think that a belief in the anarchic can be a noble one in a mind such as yours--who would never use it to take advantage of others, but it has to take quite a bit of optimism to hold such ambition for society.— September 22, 2009 12:22 a.m.
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antigeekess listed: "1. Cut by thinking. 2. Circumscribe by naming." To that, I add "Circumcise for no reason." :) Re: the noise issue: My original comment was: "I have strong need for quiet." I am interested in a discussion about how one can read narratives of national power freakdom into quotidian American presumptions over what constitutes 'noise control,' but just want to state clearly that my need for a quiet place to live is pretty much explained by 1. chronic illness requiring lots and lots of sleep and 2. reading and writing habits requiring lots and lots of quiet. The comment about 'noise control police' was flip, and I realize that tolerance of noise levels can be a culturally sensitive issue.— September 21, 2009 11:52 p.m.
Bypassing Bylaws in Golden Hill
Calm down, Agent Hunt. I did not bring it up, one of your detractors did, right before you employed your (yes, banal) metaphor. You can't blame me for calling out a double linguistic whammy. Now proceed with your argument, and I'll try to abstain from 'subverting' any more truth :) "It's interesting that you brought up the race card not me. Trying to subvert the truth of what's really going on. You've never heard of calling a spade a spade?? Where have you been all your life??"— September 21, 2009 11:26 p.m.
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"In this verse that is to a nameless civic leader of ancient China, Lao Tsu says "Enough of the naming!" He is exhorted to know when it is time to stop this dividing of the whole by naming. The Tao Te Ching clearly says that control is a road to disaster." This is an interesting point about naming and power. Notably, in Genesis, naming is the first power given to humans...and what virulent use of this power ensues.— September 21, 2009 11:04 p.m.
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elsabio opined: "Concerning noise, the need for control is the primary American drug, and it needs to be kicked in order for the US to survive." elsabio, it's a bit of a leap from one question about noise levels in a prospective neighborhood to a uniquely American need for general control over environment. I have had lots of ex-pat friends, and they do tend to get a little hyperbolic about the American psyche :) Will check out your blog :)— September 21, 2009 10:55 p.m.