Twinkling

[Brad DeLong]

>Bradford DeLong wrote:
>
>>>I thought Cooper's piece was a pile of crap -- why spend the first part of
>>>precious space about PA on trashing domestic folks
>>
>>
>>Its part of the process of molting that turns one into a 
>>neoconservative. First one finds the attempted implementations of 
>>"non-hierarchical participatory democracy" (i) boring. Then one 
>>finds them (ii) counterproductive and time-wasting. Then one finds 
>>them (iii) culturally offensive. Then one finds them (iv) 
>>manipulative and deceitful. Then one finds them (v) totalitarian.
>>
>>Nathan is still at stage (i). I am at stage (ii). Cooper is clearly 
>>sliding from stage (iii) into stage (iv). And by the time one 
>>reaches stage (v), one starts writing for _Commentary_ and the 
>>_National Review_.
>
>Where one is finally free of the offensive, manipulative, deceitful, 
>and totalitarian?
>
>Doug

I wouldn't know. I'm only at stage ii...