tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post6365931169853541501..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: WHERE OH WHERE…Lallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-71179019200589914072012-02-02T11:29:24.925-05:002012-02-02T11:29:24.925-05:00hello darling,
I went Googling for that John Locke...hello darling,<br />I went Googling for that John Locke quote (see the first comment above) and where do I find it but your blog.<br /><br />Look at this post you wrote IN 2006!! Asking where are the protesters, where is the outrage?<br /><br />I'm not surprised that you were ringing the warning bell back then, but I'm still shocked at just how prescient you were (are).<br /><br />Can I borrow your crystal ball.<br />: )Lisa D.http://theparentdujour.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-89415515206996594262006-12-22T15:13:00.000-05:002006-12-22T15:13:00.000-05:00I don't know about the rest of those in shock from...I don't know about the rest of those in shock from reading about those bonuses, but I was too numb to move. Ever watch a speeding car racing toward a puppy cowering in the middle of the road? Neither have I, but it must be like that when I read something so deeply shocking. We've been called a "Nation of Sheep", and compared to gorillas by another writer, as being big and scary-looking but quite shy and, besides beating our chests sometimes, are not threatening enough to the "ruling class." But I'll do what I always do when I must rant a bit, i.e. write to my congressman.Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331140126532143743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-56180882435710162032006-12-21T14:53:00.000-05:002006-12-21T14:53:00.000-05:00You're right Tom, I meant to put that "middle clas...You're right Tom, I meant to put that "middle class" in quotes. I just restated that "what does the middle class do, middle?" question somwhere not long ago, I think maybe in that poem March 18, 2003, or maybe another one. As for Lisa's comment, the truth is revolutions usually happen not when people are starving and really beaten down, but when they've actually got a little something and their expectations have been raised, then when those expectations aren't met, is where revolutions begin. But our "rulers," like some others, are smart enough to provide circuses with some bread so that everyone's distracted by all the consumer goodies and media distractions and manufactured fears and...you get the idea.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-33791495581281612712006-12-21T13:56:00.000-05:002006-12-21T13:56:00.000-05:00Lal: You probably don't remember, but when we wer...Lal: You probably don't remember, but when we were both in our very early twenties, you came up with the following: "The ruling class rules. The working class works. What does the middle class do, middle? Hell no, they work for the ruling class just like everyone else."<br /><br />This point got me thinking about a wonderful essay on this topic: The Chauffeur's Dilemma, by Arlie Hochschild. For more information and a link to the essay, see today's post on my blog, Birth of the Cool.AlamedaTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623796440779934437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-52070279883754122852006-12-21T11:13:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:13:00.000-05:00(sorry if this post comes through 2x)
"All excess ...(sorry if this post comes through 2x)<br />"All excess is usurpation and the sight of the needy ought to awaken remorse in the soul of the wealthy. Perverse men, you who roll in riches and pleasures, tremble - lest one day the wretched who lack the necessities of life apprehend fully the rights of man." John Locke<br /><br />Michael, it's the dilemma of the modern middle class. Those now that (1) can see the inequities above and below them and (2) have the means to change things - are just too full. No one starts a revolution on a full stomach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com