tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post3356464333882707363..comments2024-03-21T02:16:25.967-07:00Comments on Freethought Weekly: Happy New YearDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708796218860983185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-51897539797273863122007-01-07T17:16:00.000-08:002007-01-07T17:16:00.000-08:00Hey, I haven't been to either of those places. I s...Hey, I haven't been to either of those places. I sure do miss all the delicious Mexican and Tex-Mex food in Texas!<br /><br />Also...no, actually the deconversion came after. I became more libertarian in my political views about 2 years ago. The deconversion has only been for maybe the past 6 months or so.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164619076936332568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-65667911048740656452007-01-07T16:21:00.000-08:002007-01-07T16:21:00.000-08:00l>t,
Hi, thanks for stopping by again! There is ...l>t,<br /><br />Hi, thanks for stopping by again! There is certainly a great deal of aesthetic value in local, unique businesses.<br /><br />andrea,<br /><br />Welcome! I had the great margaritas at a place called Polvos Mexicanos (2004 South First St.). I also had some Guero's on South Congress, but I didn't think it was nearly as good as Polvos. Have you been there? Also, out of curiousity, did your support for Bush vanish because of your recent religious deconversion or was it related to something else?<br /><br />mookie,<br /><br /><i>I sometimes save bags of bottles and cardboard to bring back up to Austin with me to recycle</i><br /><br />I definitely understand that feeling. I remember thinking "oh I certainly can't fit all this in my carry-on".<br /><br />And thanks for the pep talk, it helps and I appreciate it =)<br /><br />tanooki joe,<br /><br />I believe you're correct about Orwell. From what I've read he remained a socialist. I haven't read 1984 yet (although it's one of my next books to buy) but in <i>Animal Farm</i> the cruel farmer representing the capitalist was certainly not shown in a good light. I think in schools they may teach the idea that <i>Animal Farm</i> is anti-communist, but only because they don't distinguish between real communism and Stalinist state capitalism. Western countries have always been happy to accept the USSR's labeling of itself as a communist country.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708796218860983185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-63857432762935622922007-01-07T11:13:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:13:00.000-08:00Mookie,
While Orwell was certainly an anti-"commu...Mookie,<br /><br />While Orwell was certainly an anti-"communist" and anti-Stalinist, as far as I know he remained a socialist until his death. (Indeed, the major point of <i>Animal Farm</i> was that there was little real difference between capitalism and Soviet-style communism in terms of how the average person would live.)<br /><br />I'm personally really interested in what triggered your deconversion. Right-wing seem so impervious to empirical refutation sometimes that it can be mildly shocking to realize it does actually happen from time to time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-50402729484305735782007-01-06T09:32:00.000-08:002007-01-06T09:32:00.000-08:00The lack of recycling in Houston also gets to me. ...The lack of recycling in Houston also gets to me. I sometimes save bags of bottles and cardboard to bring back up to Austin with me to recycle.<br /><br />"Tookie", we got a good laugh out of that.<br /><br />Orwell's later books (Animal Farm and 1984) would strongly suggest that he was anti-"communist" and firmly capitalist. I can't imagine the disillusionment he must have felt being betrayed by Stalin. After something like that, you wonder if you can trust humanity ever again.<br /><br />As for your deconversion, we won't judge you for what even you may think were horrible thoughts. Your work on this blog, I would say, more than nullifies the previous jingoism. Your current grasp of world history and events suggests a new level of understanding, without which you could not have transcended the bushbot mentality. What matters is that given the opportunity, you used the information that you had available and responded to it appropriately, becoming the prolific and responsible blogger you are today. (How's that for a pep talk?)<br /><br />Your blog identity is aptly named.Mookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796691428737135749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-32197996546298991652007-01-05T14:43:00.000-08:002007-01-05T14:43:00.000-08:00Hi Delta, thanks again for your comment at Atheist...Hi Delta, thanks again for your comment at Atheist Revolution. I used to live in Texas...in Austin and in East Texas....HATED east Texas! Austin was cool, I just couldn't bear the heat and humidity:( Where did you have the margarita? Was it Chuy's? If not, check it out next time you visit. Yummy chips and salsa.<br /><br />Sigh, so many new blogs to read! I also voted for Bush twice...what the hell was I thinking?! <br /><br />Looking forward to reading more of your thoughts here.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164619076936332568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-79034325820194686162007-01-04T08:59:00.000-08:002007-01-04T08:59:00.000-08:00I, too, am fascinated with your deconversion. What...I, too, am fascinated with your deconversion. What a change!<br /><br />Also, Orwell uber alles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-21482745634960533762007-01-03T18:49:00.000-08:002007-01-03T18:49:00.000-08:00arrrgh! you are reminding me why I hate the city. ...arrrgh! you are reminding me why I hate the city. Ugly, ugly! <br /><br />Looking forward to your next major post. I'm always interested in conversions.concerned citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935396158050893085noreply@blogger.com