Your differentiation reminds me of an old joke:
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”
He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too! What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?”
He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me, too!”
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over.
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I have read hundreds of columns and dozen of books by Sowell. I don’t agree with him on everything — just 98% of things. He is a truly wonderful thinker.
That “thinking” has brought us ( and the world ) to with an inch of total Chinese economic hegemony.
Hahahahaha...I thought that was an apt presentation of humor to make a point!
I had this conversation with another Freeper about the intellectual underpinnings of the way some people make decisions about things.
Some people view complex issues in a Manichean way, and not just a little. We all view things in somewhat black and white terms, especially when we have boiled an issue down to it’s more fundamental premises so we can make it black and white, and from that boiled down state, make a choice between two things.
The problem with some people is that they simply start off at 20,000 feet and makes their choice at that altitude without boiling it down.
Of course, when one boils it down to “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879” or “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912”, well, I guess it is a cleavage point and you can only go one way or another...:)
But some people make those choices without boiling it down even a little. Very reminiscent of people who brand someone a “Never Trumper” based on a 20,000 foot view.