tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post7381816725212365545..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 410Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-37752726345244405242009-03-09T07:10:00.000-06:002009-03-09T07:10:00.000-06:00[Once again, a stray comment gets caught in the Bl...[Once again, a stray comment gets caught in the Blogger queue w/o my being notified in GMail. So I am answering comments out of order.]<BR/><BR/>Jim,<BR/><BR/>Agreed. Thanks for adding that clarification. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps these "strikes" are a "teachable moment" in the sense of drawing the line between the types of strikes and why they differ (i.e., the importance of the ideas floating around in the culture).<BR/><BR/>GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-36803530650796900942009-03-07T17:37:00.000-06:002009-03-07T17:37:00.000-06:00I'm glad it did. Before that, I would have leaned ...I'm glad it did. Before that, I would have leaned towards not taking kids to something like that, but then, I never had thought about it before. I'm glad you wrote about it for that reason. Thanks!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-1751498280571065412009-03-06T19:27:00.000-06:002009-03-06T19:27:00.000-06:00On the one hand, I agree that if you were going on...On the one hand, I agree that if you were going on the *final* sort of strike as dramatized in "Atlas Shrugged", the announcement should be low-key, aimed only that those who matter -- and done *once*. That's how the strikers in AS did it.<BR/><BR/>But the sort of thing that is going around the blogosphere is different; it it's not a strike, it's a fight. It's the beginning of that fight which we hope makes the final strike unnecessary.<BR/><BR/>This talk represents the best opportunity we've had in years to arm people against altruism. We need to arm them against the concept of <I>duty</I> -- unchosen obligation -- in any form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-1094125324764830042009-03-06T16:59:00.000-06:002009-03-06T16:59:00.000-06:00Thank you for linking to my post, Gus. I'm glad th...Thank you for linking to my post, Gus. I'm glad that I was able to make my point in an effective way. Even though I had not anticipated some of the response I received, I think it sparked some good discussions!Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-76976894593708834332009-03-05T17:13:00.000-06:002009-03-05T17:13:00.000-06:00Blogger Gus Van Horn said... A clarification t...Blogger Gus Van Horn said...<BR/><BR/> A clarification to my last, since the "strikes" going on now are not exactly like the ones described in <I>Atlas Shrugged</I>:<BR/><BR/> Someone had recently asked me point blank whether I'd announce that I went on an AS-style strike, if I ever did.<BR/><BR/> For THAT, the decision would always be contingent on exact circumstances.<BR/><BR/> For what many Americans are doing now, one could make a stronger case for announcing the fact that they were on strike, and why. (In my case, I'm still not sure I would.)Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-47969400027266028062009-03-05T15:48:00.000-06:002009-03-05T15:48:00.000-06:00No, I hadn't, so thanks for pointing it out.Were I...No, I hadn't, so thanks for pointing it out.<BR/><BR/>Were I to decide to go on strike, I am not so sure I'd necessarily shout about it from the rooftops -- or give an interview about it.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-15183710593805468892009-03-05T15:14:00.000-06:002009-03-05T15:14:00.000-06:00Did you see the new post on Pajamas Media? "Going ...Did you see the new post on Pajamas Media? "<A HREF="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/going-john-galt-tell-dr-helen-about-it" REL="nofollow">Going John Galt? Tell Dr. Helen About It…</A>" I managed to write the first comment on the post.Martin Lindeskoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834503189937600260noreply@blogger.com