Comments on: New York Magazine Columnist Says Elite Must Rule http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: jgsherry http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50711 jgsherry Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:20:12 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50711 Perhaps it's time for Kurt Andersen to read "Atlas Shrugs" again? Perhaps it's time for Kurt Andersen to read "Atlas Shrugs" again?

]]> By: Say It Ain’t So, Joe | NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50653 Say It Ain’t So, Joe | NewsReal Blog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:16:13 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50653 [...] I wrote about a New York Magazine article by Kurt Andersen, in which Andersen called for the elite class to rule our country.  Just throw a few bones [...] [...] I wrote about a New York Magazine article by Kurt Andersen, in which Andersen called for the elite class to rule our country.  Just throw a few bones [...]

]]> By: John C. Davidson http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50344 John C. Davidson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50344 Elitist don't seem to understand that they exist at our pleasure. Elitist don't seem to understand that they exist at our pleasure.

]]> By: "gunner" http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50271 "gunner" Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:11 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50271 mr. anderson thinks we should be ruled by plato's "philosopher kings"? i coould wonder at his feelings when he discovers he would not be counted among them. mr. anderson thinks we should be ruled by plato's "philosopher kings"? i coould wonder at his feelings when he discovers he would not be counted among them.

]]> By: vicki http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50260 vicki Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:46 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50260 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Robert McCall http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50208 Robert McCall Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:27:27 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50208 Dear Mr. Andersen: I suggest you get over the changes caused by the technology. Face it, the wisdom of the supposed elite has always left a lot to be desired. After all, if you can't do the job to begin with then you can't effectively form policy that will be effective. The elite, whether from academia or the product of academia has always been divorced from the reality that the rest of us have to deal with everyday. Unfortunately, the supposed wisdom of the elite has degenerated into schemes to oppress & tyrannize the rest of us. This condecension has not been appreciated of late & is finally being actively resisted. You, & your kind, think that this country is analgous to 1930's Germany. Persish the thought, or as the meme that continues to surface on the internet realize that the line in the sand is fast approaching. Stepping over this line may be good for this nation or but not any of the citizens thereof. You disregard the business that has boomed since 11/08 despite the economic conditions. Many of us are keeping our considerable stores of powder dry & are willing to use it if necessary. Dear Mr. Andersen:
I suggest you get over the changes caused by the technology. Face it, the wisdom of the supposed elite has always left a lot to be desired. After all, if you can't do the job to begin with then you can't effectively form policy that will be effective. The elite, whether from academia or the product of academia has always been divorced from the reality that the rest of us have to deal with everyday. Unfortunately, the supposed wisdom of the elite has degenerated into schemes to oppress & tyrannize the rest of us. This condecension has not been appreciated of late & is finally being actively resisted.
You, & your kind, think that this country is analgous to 1930's Germany. Persish the thought, or as the meme that continues to surface on the internet realize that the line in the sand is fast approaching. Stepping over this line may be good for this nation or but not any of the citizens thereof.
You disregard the business that has boomed since 11/08 despite the economic conditions. Many of us are keeping our considerable stores of powder dry & are willing to use it if necessary.

]]> By: New York Magazine Columnist Says That The Elite Must Rule … Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50197 New York Magazine Columnist Says That The Elite Must Rule … Blog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:09:53 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50197 [...] New York Magazine Columnist Says That The Elite Must Rule … Tags: already-mentioned, arvesen, author-kurt, buddhadharma, came-out, came-out-swinging, hates-the-tea, lindsay-lohan, lohan, lohan-as-jesus, not-exactly, party, party-movement, week Mya's Photoshoot for Beauty Entertainment Magazine – Fab or Drab …Video from Magazine street after historic win! « Who Dat NationThe Buddhist Blog: Buddhadharma Magazine Mention.Michael Kinsley to Enter Magazine Editor's Hall of Fame …Lindsay Lohan is Jesus – Purple Magazine | Celebrity Smack: Gossip …US magazine circulation falls 9 percent at newsstandsThe American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Imagine a Prophetess in 1776fakingferris: Use somebody66% of Government Agencies Use Social Networking | WebProNewsPam's House Blend:: NYT: damaging effects of skin-lightening cream … View the Contact Powered by Blog [...] [...] New York Magazine Columnist Says That The Elite Must Rule … Tags: already-mentioned, arvesen, author-kurt, buddhadharma, came-out, came-out-swinging, hates-the-tea, lindsay-lohan, lohan, lohan-as-jesus, not-exactly, party, party-movement, week Mya's Photoshoot for Beauty Entertainment Magazine – Fab or Drab …Video from Magazine street after historic win! « Who Dat NationThe Buddhist Blog: Buddhadharma Magazine Mention.Michael Kinsley to Enter Magazine Editor's Hall of Fame …Lindsay Lohan is Jesus – Purple Magazine | Celebrity Smack: Gossip …US magazine circulation falls 9 percent at newsstandsThe American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Imagine a Prophetess in 1776fakingferris: Use somebody66% of Government Agencies Use Social Networking | WebProNewsPam's House Blend:: NYT: damaging effects of skin-lightening cream … View the Contact Powered by Blog [...]

]]> By: LowOnProzac http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50196 LowOnProzac Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:03:31 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50196 Anderson and the Founding Fathers DON’T agree. The idea is not that the country will have an oligarchy of dictators – it will have a representative form of government based on a constitution allowing maximum freedom of the individual in a stable society. Anderson and the Founding Fathers DON’T agree. The idea is not that the country will have an oligarchy of dictators – it will have a representative form of government based on a constitution allowing maximum freedom of the individual in a stable society.

]]> By: Joseph Klein http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50192 Joseph Klein Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:14 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50192 I suggest that you consider what Thomas Jefferson had to say. I'll take his word over yours or Kurt Andersen about how this country was founded: "Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases." "I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." "A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!" "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive." "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves" I suggest that you consider what Thomas Jefferson had to say. I'll take his word over yours or Kurt Andersen about how this country was founded:

"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."

"A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!"

"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive."

"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves"

]]> By: trinket59 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50051 trinket59 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:23:52 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50051 He's going to be very disappointed this fall. He's going to be very disappointed this fall.

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]]> By: Crown_Royal http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/09/new-york-magazine-columnist-says-that-the-elite-must-rule/#comment-50101 Crown_Royal Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:23:50 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/?p=30870#comment-50101 . There is a considerable difference between the founders' vision of a republic with an institutionally limited government (see the tenth amendment) and Anderson's vision of dictatorship by an elite. If the former does somehow morph into the latter it will be in part due to the pernicious misinterpretation of the commerce clause by courts consisting of elitists. But we have stopped vexing our children these days with any study of the founders, the founding documents and the historical antecedents that underpin them. . .

There is a considerable difference between the founders' vision of a republic with an institutionally limited government (see the tenth amendment) and Anderson's vision of dictatorship by an elite.

If the former does somehow morph into the latter it will be in part due to the pernicious misinterpretation of the commerce clause by courts consisting of elitists.

But we have stopped vexing our children these days with any study of the founders, the founding documents and the historical antecedents that underpin them.

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