tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post2707031742978646217..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: The Business Roundtable teaches biologydoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-43051901831039802392010-02-09T22:00:46.705-05:002010-02-09T22:00:46.705-05:00I actually got a ton of backlash when I wrote a fi...I actually got a ton of backlash when I wrote a fictional article on my Pencil Integration blog about a robber-baron-paper-tycoon named Phil Bates who was giving a talk for a guy named TED. It was meant as a joke, but it infuriated some people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-53787616659279855162010-02-09T20:56:53.511-05:002010-02-09T20:56:53.511-05:00Dear John,
True, though a lot of folks are confus...Dear John,<br /><br />True, though a lot of folks are confused on that--the Constitution is a wonderful document, but has nothing to do with capitalism.<br /><br />It's privately funded corporations that worry me most. Bill Gates is a scary man.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-50903959178869403532010-02-09T06:47:00.065-05:002010-02-09T06:47:00.065-05:00Simple political theory tells us that local contro...Simple political theory tells us that local control of civic institutions is not "capitalism" or "socialism" (both of which are economic, not political systems). It's democracy. National control of local systems gets into federalism, which is similar, but not the same thing. <br /><br />Government-funded corporations taking over local public institutions is fascism.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.com