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Dilbert_X wrote:

Friedman has some perfectly reasonable ideas, they're more than the average democracy could likely deliver but that doesn't mean they're bad ideas.

they're not talking about milton friedman.

an example of a writer that uses cultural/historical materialism (i.e. strange anecdotes and apercus from the marginalia of culture): foucault. foucault is the master of that method. it started with frankfurt school thinkers like benjamin, as a historical methdology, i mean. what foucault can do with the small unnoticed facts of everyday life is just incredible.

Last edited by aynrandroolz (2012-10-04 13:23:34)

Jay wrote:

He's the hero of those that envision an elite ruling the world with a spreadsheet. Things like freedom and free will get in the way of the calculations.

When reading Friedman you have to place yourself in the position of knowing that you are the smartest person on the planet, that you have all the answers, and that if they would just give you the power you could fix everything. That's his viewpoint.

None of which means his ideas are bad.

In the current political climate could, anywhere in the West, something like the moon landing program be created from scratch? The Manhattan project? The Hoover Dam?
Not much more than lip-service was paid to Reagan's star wars plan, now its next to impossible to put up or tear down a simple power station.

The only people with a long term plan and the capability to push through large projects or make structural changes are the Chinese.

I think I might have a stab at this.

I once came across a series of images of this girl in different poses/positions with various Kurt Vonnegut books in front of her girly parts.. Shit was weird.

Last edited by Jenspm (2012-10-31 08:20:55)

She wrote an autobiography. I saw her hawking it on the View

Pochsy wrote:

Has she ever written anything that would reveal her understanding of the philosophy she reads? I'm just curious if she's actually rather smart and just like to take massive cock in the ass on camera, or if she's a an idiot to the core.

http://www.amazon.com/NEU-SEX-Sasha-Grey/dp/1576875563

Which is one more book than Uzique's published amirite?

Imagine photographing your fiance banging some other dude.

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - Trilogy of five.

Better than the film, but after the first one I can see why they didn't continue with the sequel, gets a bit less accessible/suitable for the the masses.
Typical Douglas humour all the way through. 7/10

Anyone familiar with Jonathon Franzen? I have been reading reviews for his book Freedom which is being held up by a lot to be masterpiece. The reviews are pretty split though. Some people think it is a masterpiece of American fiction. Others think it is a pretentious meh. One review that really caught my attention was the one that took down the books supposed claim to discuss and think about freedom on a universal level that all Americans can understand and relate to. The reviewer laid out the case that there isn't any universality in the book and its characters and situations are only relateable to upper middle class suburban people. Thoughts?

So what is on your reading list coming up?

Mine: Bel-Ami is my definite next novel. I still have to finish Osman's dream. To finish off my break I will tackle At Swim-Two birds.


After that maybe Cloud Atlas and maybe Freedom. Freedom is looking less and less appealing the more I look past the hype. I haven't done my research on Cloud Atlas but the hype train is chu-chuing around it.

"Don't ask, just read it" lol

Brasso wrote:

currently reading American Gods and A Dance With Dragons

Did you know Neil what's his name is making a pilot for American gods for HBO?!