tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post1136557884867644089..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: THIS TOO SHALL PASSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-25062034302948110772016-07-22T11:35:59.777-04:002016-07-22T11:35:59.777-04:00Thank you, David. That's what I thought. His s...Thank you, David. That's what I thought. His support doesn't come from the working class. It comes from small business owners and managerial types. That's petite bourgeoisie <em>par excellence</em>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050478920778963588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-28845530375605112862016-07-22T10:10:21.550-04:002016-07-22T10:10:21.550-04:00Depends what you mean by 'working class'! ...Depends what you mean by 'working class'! But, if I remember the various statistical analyses, the brief answer is no. Trump supports are above average in income. And, of course, they're white. So to get a majority of "working class" souls counted as in Trump's camp you'd have to exclude people of color and women. You'd also have to include higher income medium-sized business people. David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-78151562920591698782016-07-22T00:45:29.036-04:002016-07-22T00:45:29.036-04:00Is the working class even a significant part of Tr...Is the working class even a significant part of Trump's base? Can that be shown?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050478920778963588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-88802183847122081282016-07-21T15:46:36.836-04:002016-07-21T15:46:36.836-04:00As a party to the conversation with Chris about wo...As a party to the conversation with Chris about working class support for Trump, a conversation which led to the question of why normally intelligent people vote against their interests, I too would like to read your reflections on the subject.<br />To avoid obnoxious trolls, all parties to the conversation might agree to discuss the issue in theoretical or abstract terms, without referring for the moment to this year's election.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-27245189850081942182016-07-21T15:45:00.953-04:002016-07-21T15:45:00.953-04:00let me work on that
let me work on that<br />Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-88754474364651740592016-07-21T15:32:29.322-04:002016-07-21T15:32:29.322-04:00Will we get still get the post as to why people wh...Will we get still get the post as to why people who are by no means stupid, vote against their interests ? :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-51764376277653022362016-07-21T15:20:47.082-04:002016-07-21T15:20:47.082-04:00That is the most wonderful thing anyone has ever s...That is the most wonderful thing anyone has ever said to me. Thank you.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-1778456362228229752016-07-21T14:59:20.395-04:002016-07-21T14:59:20.395-04:00"This too shall pass" - I find myself re..."This too shall pass" - I find myself reminding myself of this more and more frequently, almost by the day it seems! I'm sure both Epictetus and Epicurus would approve.<br /><br />I, of course, recognize Kant's philosphical importance, but I much prefer spending time with Nietzsche. Not only are his ideas as challenging as Kant's, but he's also an immensely talented prose stylist! <br /><br />But whichever great philosopher - be they Kant, Nietzsche, Hume, Spinoza, Lucretius, Hobbes, etc- spending time with them beats spending time with almost every human currently living. In all seriousness, I consider "spending time" with you Professor (such as I do) as worthwhile as "spending time" with any of the philosophers I mentioned.TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.com