tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post3233010151143106206..comments2023-12-03T02:23:12.272-06:00Comments on BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com: Today's Music Selection: Japan's Masterful Psychedelic Band, The MopsMarc McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-9571693302692615052011-04-02T23:31:30.801-05:002011-04-02T23:31:30.801-05:00Hi Jan,
Thanks for your note.
re:
>>The Fre...Hi Jan,<br />Thanks for your note.<br /><br />re:<br />>>The French Revolution was not<br />>>started by the peasants. <br /><br />Actually, this isn't what I said.<br /><br />I wrote:<br />"After all, history has shown time and time again what happens when the rich gorge themselves while the peasants starve."<br /><br />While the causes of the French Revolution were complex, I think it's clear that at least part of the reason for it was that many poor people were starving and couldn't afford bread, while the royalty gorged themselves and lived in outrageous luxury.<br /><br />re: "approaching genocide"<br /><br />Actually, from what I've read, there is a lot of debate over this issue and historians are far from agreement.<br /><br />re:<br />>>It's precisely like your tax<br />>>accountant misspelling your<br />>>name. You naturally wonder if<br />>>the numbers also are wrong.<br /><br />I find it ironic that you use this as an example. Your post is full of misspellings. You even attack Thom Hartmann (while managing to misspell his name).Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-43612516939583453482011-04-02T17:09:01.774-05:002011-04-02T17:09:01.774-05:00The French Revolution was not started by the peasa...The French Revolution was not started by the peasants. In fact, many peasants oppossed it and had to be put down with great brutality (approaching genocide in Brittany) by the revolutionary government. <br /><br />It was a middle-class and upper-class rebellion. It started because the government was bankrupt, and the national debt was too large. It's goals became more radical over time. But the peasants and (small in number in 1789) never had any share in power. <br /><br />Thus Karl Marx and his followers considered it to be the finally coming to power of the bourgeoisie or upper middle class. Marx expected and wanted ANOTHER revolution to bring the worker's party to power. <br /><br />Why does this matter? Your error seems trivial. But the problem is this. Although I agree with you when you're talking about current events, I'm no expert on the facts Upon which your opinions are based. So I have to take much of what you say on faith. <br /><br />However, I am an expert on French history. Hence, when you are very wrong about something I know about, I wonder if I should agree with you so much when you talk about something I don't know about. It's precisely like your tax accountant misspelling your name. You naturally wonder if the numbers also are wrong.<br /><br />I have the same problem with Thom Hartman, who also knows nothing about any history other than American. I wonder why you and he have no interest in non-US history? Nothing that happens in the US has ever been unique. <br /><br />To take one example, the Civil War took place at the same time as other wars (in Germany and Italy and other places)to centralize power in a national government. Knowing about the other wars helps to understand the Civil War. <br /><br />What I am saying is your analyses will be more accurate if you never refer to anything that has happened outside the USA or that happened before 1900.jan rogozinskihttp://rogozinski.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-50363838100461635902011-03-18T22:08:23.380-05:002011-03-18T22:08:23.380-05:00Marc,
BTW: I have moved THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POS...Marc,<br />BTW: I have moved THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST over to wordpress.com. Its new address is http://jackjodell53.wordpress.com/. Thanks for your continued patronage, and I hope too see you there again real soon! :-)Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465017098355576489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-61931925902889363722011-03-18T10:03:17.398-05:002011-03-18T10:03:17.398-05:00Marc,
I share your feeling completely about 1960s ...Marc,<br />I share your feeling completely about 1960s culture. It was a golden era to be sure!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-68408708159078366462011-03-18T00:42:35.926-05:002011-03-18T00:42:35.926-05:00Hi Jack, thanks for your comment.
Ah, the 60s....p...Hi Jack, thanks for your comment.<br />Ah, the 60s....probably the best decade ever for cinema, TV, music, literature, and culture in general. There was a lot of great music in the 50s and the 70s, but the 60s was the peak.<br />I listen to a lot of new music. And I enjoy some of it. But I'm convinced that there is virtually nothing being made today that will stand the test of time.<br />Overrated, third-rate artists like Lady F*cking Gaga won't be remembered in 40 years. By contrast, The Beatles sell more records today than they did when they were still in existence.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-84722737098546944582011-03-17T19:23:10.890-05:002011-03-17T19:23:10.890-05:00Thanks for sharing, Marc! I had never heard of thi...Thanks for sharing, Marc! I had never heard of this group, but man, was that ever 1960s! From the fuzz tone guitar to the bass on one side and the drums on the other, that was pure 1960s!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.com