tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post5289634832091479560..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Intellectuals and HistoryGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-79303462314423759512009-03-18T17:05:00.000-06:002009-03-18T17:05:00.000-06:00Perhaps, although just commenting publicly about t...Perhaps, although just commenting publicly about the protests might be enough. The link at "third party futility" discusses how being <I>politically</I> organized at this early point can be counterproductive.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-80751292118649910952009-03-18T16:28:00.000-06:002009-03-18T16:28:00.000-06:00What's next for the Tea Party movement? Third part...<I>What's next for the Tea Party movement? Third party futility at best, unless intellectuals who understand the philosophical roots of freedom notice that the public is on their side this time, and carry the day.</I><BR/><BR/>Thank-you for your latest piece, and for this concluding comment. Indeed. Something is afoot in the country. To simply poo-poo or otherwise dismiss the tea parties is to miss a golden opportunity, especially for Objectivist intellectuals. I personally would love to seee Objectivist intellectuals (Dr. Brook, for example?!) make contact with the organizers of these events, attend these gatherings when possible and speak of substance with the participants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com