Academe My article in Times Higher Education Magazine 16 Jun 2011 Is here (scroll down), based on a prior post on this blog. In it I make the somewhat radical suggestion that medial and legal degrees should be removed from universities also. One of the commentators there took issue: I worry about Wilkins’ views about medicine and law. As he rightly… Read More
Censorship Internet filtering opposition gathering speed 12 Nov 2008 The Greens have sought explanations from Minister Against Broadband Stephen Conroy in the Senate. In particular Green senator Scott Ludlam asked Conroy to take back his claim that what the ALP wants is like what is done in Britain, Sweden, Canada and New Zealand; in these cases the filtering is… Read More
Americans are lucky now. They can vote a bad king out of office, rather than having to commit sedition and high treason and wage war to do it. For now, at least.
Unless I’m confused, Aaron has the same ability to vote an American president out of office as I do, ie. none (minor matter of citizenship and a border).
If bad ol’ King GWB really wanted to see the how warlike Americans can be all he would have to do is try to prevent his replacement by election. This country would be ungovernable by a dictator, but we have some, ableit old, experience at civil war. Sincerely,
People do not remain constant over time. Your grandparents’ generation might have fought. I worry about this one. This is so much like last days of the Roman Republic.
What is sad is not that you are right, but that you are half right. The most belligerent of Americans are precisely those who support the belligerency of Bush. Those most likely to oppose him are the least likely to have the skill necessary and it is a foregone conclusion whose side the U.S. military would be on. Sincerely,