tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post8340349231009795030..comments2024-01-13T07:38:36.064-05:00Comments on Target Liberty: Dear Libertarian Parents, Please Stop Acting Like SnowflakesRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-47073220403003282602017-10-21T12:39:24.230-04:002017-10-21T12:39:24.230-04:00He struck me as a bit of a prima donna when someon...He struck me as a bit of a prima donna when someone called him Gary and he started on a diatribe about how disrespectful it was for a stranger to use his first name. I guess he thinks he's a pretty big deal.Paul Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529337751567208336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-37140165709331999052017-10-20T20:06:51.289-04:002017-10-20T20:06:51.289-04:00Didn't anybody like the NAP joke?!? That was g...Didn't anybody like the NAP joke?!? That was great. Ahhhh, I do love a good play on words. Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-46875607702767717262017-10-20T19:41:32.854-04:002017-10-20T19:41:32.854-04:00Interesting, any Bob Toadie remarks haven't go...Interesting, any Bob Toadie remarks haven't gotten through. Don't like being called names, RW? :)Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-57553597695265299192017-10-20T18:55:00.161-04:002017-10-20T18:55:00.161-04:00What the heck does this have to do with laser guns...What the heck does this have to do with laser guns and dancing girls and entertainment value? North himself could be deemed a snowflake for his authoritarian, denigrating, merciless and insecure behavior towards a frustrated yet powerless student (not his means of problem fixing, but the booting off RPC). If he was trying to prepare Riccioli for the real world, he should have taken her aside and Paul Fedorchukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049755710967440345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-73452810689771185412017-10-20T18:03:58.802-04:002017-10-20T18:03:58.802-04:00Well put, Mr. Dean. Be careful, though. You're...Well put, Mr. Dean. Be careful, though. You're very close to stepping on some very cliquish toes.Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-73336880171749885922017-10-20T17:59:24.850-04:002017-10-20T17:59:24.850-04:00Dr. woods, it's been years. We chatted at a Mi...Dr. woods, it's been years. We chatted at a Mises soiree in Greenville, SC years ago. It was shortly after your congressional testimony. I could write more, but I'm not sure if it will get censored so I'll keep it quick.<br /><br />"laser guns and dancing girls" That's cute. Did you think of that all on your own?<br /><br />Tell you what, why don't you stop by with Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-64576890262253277422017-10-20T17:52:23.577-04:002017-10-20T17:52:23.577-04:00Hmm, not sure if the first part of my comment got ...Hmm, not sure if the first part of my comment got lost or was subject to the censoring department. Ah well, that's what happens when spending too much time in these stupid comments sections.Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-45416998969171243762017-10-20T15:27:30.345-04:002017-10-20T15:27:30.345-04:00In my experience, Gary North is a very smart and e...In my experience, Gary North is a very smart and entertaining guy, but he is also a bit thin-skinned. I used to subscribe to his site, but he kicked me off for disagreeing with him about a particular topic I was far more well-versed in. Sure, maybe I was a little sharp with some of my criticism, but I provided several references that soundly refuted the idea he was supporting, one of them beingLex Judicatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347919113025425333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-55748418321273190862017-10-20T14:45:41.863-04:002017-10-20T14:45:41.863-04:00The fact is that Libertarians have a communication...The fact is that Libertarians have a communication problem. We are endless batting away nonsensical accusations because our detractors are more effective at communicating falsities than we are at communicating the truth. People's minds are boobytrapped. If you want to plant the flag of freedom, you have to navigate the minefield first. Far too many libertarians dance on people's Donxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480364222848672992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-42543950039367453632017-10-20T13:18:47.175-04:002017-10-20T13:18:47.175-04:00Hey I'm just throwing a jab to a guy who felt ...Hey I'm just throwing a jab to a guy who felt the need to insult because his comments weren't approved. Suddenly that means I think everyone with a different opinion is a snowflake? Sounds like something a snowflake would say.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249326784075120297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-34300737346578698212017-10-20T12:27:28.519-04:002017-10-20T12:27:28.519-04:00Sounds to me like North is the snowflake. Every s...Sounds to me like North is the snowflake. Every student arrives in a particular condition and must be taught as is. You have to start from where they are. The rest of my post, which RW chose to leave out for some reason, maybe hes just as delicate as North, was about how North might do such a thing.<br /><br />An unhappy customer is an unhappy customer. Buck up, make the adjustment and stop Donxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480364222848672992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-15472671712614907792017-10-20T12:20:50.519-04:002017-10-20T12:20:50.519-04:00Sean, don't continue to insult. Everyone with...Sean, don't continue to insult. Everyone with a different opinion is a 'snowflake'? Sure buddy. <br /><br />Brutus has a valid opinion. Not everyone takes to authoritarian styles. <br /><br />There is a fine line. Hard teachers are usually good. But all hard teachers are more effective when showing empathy with their exacting styles. I have no opinion on whether this applies Perry Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188665697411384557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-2018502996628859562017-10-20T10:45:31.408-04:002017-10-20T10:45:31.408-04:00Home education includes removing the many caustic ...Home education includes removing the many caustic social aspects of government schooling. It isn't simply finding the "best" way to educate young people. The "best" curriculum for one child will not work well with another - people learn differently. Greenbean950https://www.blogger.com/profile/06679917272170437219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-631866904524186492017-10-20T10:20:13.372-04:002017-10-20T10:20:13.372-04:00Bob Wenzel is right about Gary North. If you take ...Bob Wenzel is right about Gary North. If you take his U.S. history course, you will know more than nearly anyone with a bachelor's degree in the subject. If my kids were so shortsighted that they complained to me that there weren't enough laser guns and dancing girls in his videos, I'd sit them down and have a serious talk about what it means to transition to adulthood, and how to Tom Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233881308887276550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-83832209291760845162017-10-20T10:06:38.908-04:002017-10-20T10:06:38.908-04:00No offense, ahem, but you sound like a big butthur...No offense, ahem, but you sound like a big butthurt snowflake. Nobody said your kids were weak or stupid. Just your comments.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249326784075120297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-34677156669180983402017-10-20T09:35:45.005-04:002017-10-20T09:35:45.005-04:00No surprises here when you have a Libertarians for...No surprises here when you have a Libertarians for Trump around. <br /><br />I've found many "libertarians" to be softies. I've never looked into RPC (plan to when the time comes) but I would expect nothing less than the real deal from start to finish in this curriculum. The real deal is not for the faint of heart, but for the staunch/principled which many self proclaimed Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249326784075120297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-24920591458452212352017-10-20T08:10:52.741-04:002017-10-20T08:10:52.741-04:00RW, I've been following your back and forth wi...RW, I've been following your back and forth with the RPC family that has a problem with Dr North. I'm in agreement with you: Dr North is a pretty smart guy. I wish I had him teaching me in High School. After all, I attended the Chicago Public School system, which was, and is, a complete and total disaster. <br /><br />That said, as a child of the 70's and 80's I was raised by aDerek Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946931474500257374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-82448757707480293522017-10-20T08:08:06.965-04:002017-10-20T08:08:06.965-04:00...
There is so much more I could write - an abso......<br /><br />There is so much more I could write - an absolute TON - but I've gotten a feel for this stuff over the years, and there's a limit to my time wasted in comments sections. Judging from your post above, you are understandably ignorant with regards to this subject. I've got three smart, savvy kids to show for my efforts. My first is in college making the Dean's list Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-92013153254991317022017-10-20T07:49:20.031-04:002017-10-20T07:49:20.031-04:00I read much of the Gary North transcript/back-and-...I read much of the Gary North transcript/back-and-forth. I think he is trying to enhance students' critical-thinking skills by way of the Socratic Method, i.e. answering a question with a question. Sure, he probably takes it to the extreme, and uses it in non-substantive situations (i.e. where the student is asking for clarification of procedures, not as to the subject matter), but still, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236071066075535008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890852736639676808.post-85437681506077382572017-10-20T07:42:55.574-04:002017-10-20T07:42:55.574-04:00The answer is yes, they will protect their childre...The answer is yes, they will protect their children every time someone says "boo" to them! After all, they are millennial snowflakes (too broad a stroke?) and want to give all the places a participation ribbon. <br /><br />btw - I'm a millennial... :( But I don't have to act like it!DVReznicekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985643697285232965noreply@blogger.com