tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post102302715264612270..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A MEDITATION ON CONSPIRACY THEORIESRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-50417144234867129962009-12-22T07:15:40.186-05:002009-12-22T07:15:40.186-05:00"But it is surprising how often, after the fa..."But it is surprising how often, after the fact, conspiracy theories turn out to be true"<br /><br />Your statement draws my mind back to the "Ridley Plan". A conservative <i>conspiracy</i> to eternally smash the Trades Union Movement in Britain. Drawn up at a time when they (Tories) were in opposition but expected to win the 1979 election(Which they obviously did)<br />History looks set to repeat itself and they will regain power next year; leaving us to wonder what delights they have planned this time around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Farewell to the NHS methinksNotHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443644930695303411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-40912984899735886592009-12-19T11:08:09.840-05:002009-12-19T11:08:09.840-05:00I know. All true, and I have said as much on this...I know. All true, and I have said as much on this blog. But it is surprising how often, after the fact, conspiracy theories turn out to be true [see Robert MacNamara's memoirs, for example.] I suppose, as I grow older, I am less willing to let the bastards off the hook.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-26216590480993943842009-12-19T10:56:42.644-05:002009-12-19T10:56:42.644-05:00To pose as "devil's advocate" (but n...To pose as "devil's advocate" (but not to defend Joe Lieberman **###@@!!!)), I'd like to suggest some structural elements that may play a part in this health care reform drama: a) Obama is himself somewhat centrist, in spite of having attacted progressive support, and provides some substantive elements to his claim to be bipartisan; b) the insurance industry centered in Ct. provides much support for Lieberman; c) in a sharply divided red/blue country, playing the center (first with Gore and then with McCain) is an effective strategy. Now I too can be hoisted by my fingernails for heresy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508381261535877414noreply@blogger.com