tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post618656183196897358..comments2023-09-29T02:49:02.989-07:00Comments on An Emphatic Umph: Anonymity Freaks Me OutDaniel Coffeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-66555916754865967092012-01-19T03:22:08.603-08:002012-01-19T03:22:08.603-08:00@DCoffeen
I understand your feelings about electi...@DCoffeen<br /><br />I understand your feelings about elections very well.<br /><br />May be Rousseau may help again at this point. Or about the scale of the elections (is it an election on a small community ? or at the scale of a country ?).<br /><br />I have always fell something veru similar, which drived me nuts often. But I think to really egalitarian societies (europe nordish countries for instance : Danmark, Sweeden, etc..). Historically, it was countries whith little communities, few big cities I guess, where the position of the woman was very important.<br /><br />It is interesting to note that in these societes, waht europe call 'social democracy' and 'liberalism', always managed to deal together.@PierreDDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485581322634051533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-68316591798036135002012-01-18T09:43:37.600-08:002012-01-18T09:43:37.600-08:00@ Leelahp: Oh, man, while the idea of a caucus sou...@ Leelahp: Oh, man, while the idea of a caucus sounds right, the reality sounds nothing less than dreadful. Thanks for reading and commenting...<br /><br />@ Dr: As WS Burroughs says, politics are the red flag that we bulls charge...voting and its charade are a red flag, making us think we're doing something. But my rants about voting are another topic all together.Daniel Coffeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-71800343434161739272012-01-16T16:08:41.592-08:002012-01-16T16:08:41.592-08:00Loved this - I gave a lecture - hell I give this l...Loved this - I gave a lecture - hell I give this lecture every semester. <br /><br />I vote because you people ask me if I do and you think it's a big deal and it takes 12 minutes. <br /><br />But - let's talk about stickers. <br /><br />Why do you get a sticker for voting? A well-behaved 10 year old in a dentist chair and a voter are the only people who end up stickered. That sort of speaks for itself in my book. <br /><br />I mean it's a ritual and you are rewarded for participation in the ritual much like a 10 year old - who at least is in the dentist chair for good, solid reasons.drwatsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184322472302989822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-63692898105095761362012-01-16T14:22:19.086-08:002012-01-16T14:22:19.086-08:00Sounds like you'd be right at home voting in a...Sounds like you'd be right at home voting in a caucus setting. And I am thinking caucuses would be pretty interesting with a rhetor in the midst. I have never caucused but a friend has and says it makes voting personal. So as not to bludgeon you with anonymity: I found your Rhetoric 10 lectures on itunes and am enjoying making my way through them. And added your blog to my reader for another dose of fresh thinking.leelahphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949983351437497951noreply@blogger.com