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ace's views of economics are reality-optional. and the statements are set up so that there's no possibility of moving outside his frame of reference---you can say things directly about where you're coming from for example and they won't register. the only statements that register are symmetrical with the markety-market metaphysics that is the one trick this pony runs. it doesn't matter the thread, either. this one, for example, started out being about the republican's tactical problems, most of which are generated by people who buy the same markety-market metaphysics that ace goes on about at some length. the result? long strings of posts in which ace talks about himself and his quaint beliefs.
there's no discussion really because ace writes as though he's incapable to stepping outside his hyper-orthodox friedmanite framework.
and if it is the case, then its a pretty sad testimony about the sort of intellectual capabilities conservatives bring to the table. markety-market metaphysics aren't upheld because their coherent and still less because they're correct either descriptively or normatively. they're upheld because these people can't do anything else. they haven't the skills to be flexible, seemingly.
that's a problem.
fortunately, it's not so big a problem here as it is in the world because ace can be allowed to write endlessly about the religious geography inside his skull and no-one gets hurt because he isn't in a position to fashion policy.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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