First time I ever heard of John McWhorter was in a 2017 interview. In talking about take a wild guess, he said: "He has a rather narcotic joy in dismissal and belittlement." The likes of Loury & McWhorter miserably fail to see how they are unwittingly conditioning people to act exactly like that.
I’m sure it’s intoxicating to amass a following and feel like you’re making a difference. But I’m gonna weigh your impact partly as a reflection of your community: How people behave — not what they believe. If you can’t get that right, I don’t care how big your following gets — you’re taking this nation nowhere.
What’s more, you’re making matters worse and being rewarded for it (while unknowingly producing a toxicity of venom I hope they’d find sickening if they realized what they were doing).
Glenn Loury is a Hypocrite: What Part of “WMD” Do You Not Understand?
Thank you recommending the trilogy of books by Sowell. Personally, I would not dare try a commentary on Sowell- that insightful scholar gives me an inferiority complex. I am however recommending the reading of Sowell on my application for position of equity champion, where I list my race as human. I also recommend math and reading tutoring at local elementary schools.
"Politeness and consideration for others is Like Investing Pennies and Getting Dollars Back”
"One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people’s motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans — anything except reason."
“It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.”
"Compared to what?"
"At what Cost?"
"What hard evidence do you have?"
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If you're a fan of Thomas Sowell and you respond to my arguments by flagrantly ignoring his bedrock beliefs above, what does that say about you? And what does it say that for over 3 years, I've been practically spit on by people promoting principles I followed to find Sowell didn't. On irrefutable evidence of mathematical certainty (the manipulation of which shaped everything you see today): He flagrantly ignored the evidence -- opting to peddle partisan hackery that poisons political discourse to do this day.
My words: Out of 31 tubes in subsequent testing, only one was successfully spun to 90,000 RPM for 65 minutes — which the CIA seized on as evidence in their favor. . . . DOE’s standard is to spin a tube at 20% above 90,000 RPM before failure — so 48,000 short is a pretty loose definition of “rough indication.”
Sowell's words: “People who talk glibly about ‘intelligence failure’ act as if intelligence agencies that are doing their job right would know everything.”
Which ones strike you as glib?
The story I’m out to tell takes both parties to task on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history — along with some other issues at the core of America’s decline. Sowell is simply a conduit through which to tell that story (and how his role within it could be harnessed for good). Compelling him to admit where he’s wrong will work wonders for where he’s right. But rather than discovering that, his crowd immediately makes excuses for him (which is egregiously out of line with the principles upon which he's put on a pedestal).
"So you found one small crack in Sowell’s character where he defended Iraq having WMD, does that hurt his credibility?"
This man muddied the waters of debate to serve himself: On a "little" matter of war in the Middle East in the aftermath of 9/11. On top of unconscionably ignoring irrefutable evidence of world-altering consequence, he has a habit of toeing the party line. Not only did Sowell flagrantly fail to follow the facts on all-things Iraq — he brazenly ignored the debauchery in his own party to "politely" pounce on the other.
In light of his history being wildly out of sync with his sanctimonious claims: That “one small crack” is a wide-open window into his character and credibility. I wouldn’t care if Sowell cured cancer: You don’t get a pass for basking in baseless beliefs that cripple the country — and have the bottomless nerve to preach responsibility and accountability to boot. That is a cancer of its own. The poison he pumped into the atmosphere helped destroy the internal organs of America. So we have very different standards as to what qualifies as a “National Treasure.”
Please review his quotes quotes should you decide to respond.
The Thomas Sowell Affair: “You Walked Into the Party Like You Were Walking Onto a Yacht”
I just listened to the audio version of "A Conflict of Visions" for a second time because of the above discussion. I definitely got more nuance the second time. I realized that while Sowell clearly leans toward a constrained vision, he's not saying that a purely constrained vision is always best. He gives a number of examples of mixed and intermediate visions. I also realized that my own attitudes are somewhat mixed.
First time I ever heard of John McWhorter was in a 2017 interview. In talking about take a wild guess, he said: "He has a rather narcotic joy in dismissal and belittlement." The likes of Loury & McWhorter miserably fail to see how they are unwittingly conditioning people to act exactly like that.
I’m sure it’s intoxicating to amass a following and feel like you’re making a difference. But I’m gonna weigh your impact partly as a reflection of your community: How people behave — not what they believe. If you can’t get that right, I don’t care how big your following gets — you’re taking this nation nowhere.
What’s more, you’re making matters worse and being rewarded for it (while unknowingly producing a toxicity of venom I hope they’d find sickening if they realized what they were doing).
Glenn Loury is a Hypocrite: What Part of “WMD” Do You Not Understand?
https://onevoicebecametwo.life/2024/04/13/glenn-loury-is-a-hypocrite-what-part-of-wmddo-you-not-understand-step-1/
Relative reality vs Ultimate reality. Living in one while striving for the other is what fuels evolution.
Thank you recommending the trilogy of books by Sowell. Personally, I would not dare try a commentary on Sowell- that insightful scholar gives me an inferiority complex. I am however recommending the reading of Sowell on my application for position of equity champion, where I list my race as human. I also recommend math and reading tutoring at local elementary schools.
"Politeness and consideration for others is Like Investing Pennies and Getting Dollars Back”
"One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people’s motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans — anything except reason."
“It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.”
"Compared to what?"
"At what Cost?"
"What hard evidence do you have?"
*********************
If you're a fan of Thomas Sowell and you respond to my arguments by flagrantly ignoring his bedrock beliefs above, what does that say about you? And what does it say that for over 3 years, I've been practically spit on by people promoting principles I followed to find Sowell didn't. On irrefutable evidence of mathematical certainty (the manipulation of which shaped everything you see today): He flagrantly ignored the evidence -- opting to peddle partisan hackery that poisons political discourse to do this day.
My words: Out of 31 tubes in subsequent testing, only one was successfully spun to 90,000 RPM for 65 minutes — which the CIA seized on as evidence in their favor. . . . DOE’s standard is to spin a tube at 20% above 90,000 RPM before failure — so 48,000 short is a pretty loose definition of “rough indication.”
Sowell's words: “People who talk glibly about ‘intelligence failure’ act as if intelligence agencies that are doing their job right would know everything.”
Which ones strike you as glib?
The story I’m out to tell takes both parties to task on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history — along with some other issues at the core of America’s decline. Sowell is simply a conduit through which to tell that story (and how his role within it could be harnessed for good). Compelling him to admit where he’s wrong will work wonders for where he’s right. But rather than discovering that, his crowd immediately makes excuses for him (which is egregiously out of line with the principles upon which he's put on a pedestal).
"So you found one small crack in Sowell’s character where he defended Iraq having WMD, does that hurt his credibility?"
This man muddied the waters of debate to serve himself: On a "little" matter of war in the Middle East in the aftermath of 9/11. On top of unconscionably ignoring irrefutable evidence of world-altering consequence, he has a habit of toeing the party line. Not only did Sowell flagrantly fail to follow the facts on all-things Iraq — he brazenly ignored the debauchery in his own party to "politely" pounce on the other.
In light of his history being wildly out of sync with his sanctimonious claims: That “one small crack” is a wide-open window into his character and credibility. I wouldn’t care if Sowell cured cancer: You don’t get a pass for basking in baseless beliefs that cripple the country — and have the bottomless nerve to preach responsibility and accountability to boot. That is a cancer of its own. The poison he pumped into the atmosphere helped destroy the internal organs of America. So we have very different standards as to what qualifies as a “National Treasure.”
Please review his quotes quotes should you decide to respond.
The Thomas Sowell Affair: “You Walked Into the Party Like You Were Walking Onto a Yacht”
https://onevoicebecametwo.life/2024/03/27/the-thomas-sowell-affair-you-walked-into-the-party-like-you-were-walking-onto-a-yacht-v2/
I just listened to the audio version of "A Conflict of Visions" for a second time because of the above discussion. I definitely got more nuance the second time. I realized that while Sowell clearly leans toward a constrained vision, he's not saying that a purely constrained vision is always best. He gives a number of examples of mixed and intermediate visions. I also realized that my own attitudes are somewhat mixed.
I am subscribed but I cannot find the full video. Does anyone know where that is?
https://glennloury.substack.com/p/jason-riley-and-john-mcwhorter-the here ya go :)
Glenn, I would love a must read book list from you!
I would be curious to know what you think about Dr. Doleac's recent JEL article about Sowell
http://jenniferdoleac.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Doleac_SowellReview_JEL.pdf
The article is all about being anti-Sowell, instead arguing for *more* government intervention to fight discrimination