Grab a coffee.
“The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.” *
In the area of medical research, which was probably the first to be well funded, government funding seems to have reduced the value of the work nearly to nil.
Nothing much can be expected of current government-funded science. “Climate science” is the first to be utterly corrupted, but as political use is found for other branches, they too will fall.
Courage is the first virtue. Without courage (including the courage to face joblessness) other virtues fail.
I started listening to Stefan last month after my son sent me some interesting links on South Africa, Flat Earthism and an interview with Bill Whittle.
very interesting. in the past few weeks i listened to him a lot and liked much of what i heard.
but i did some research on Stefan and saw a lot of stuff on his DeFOOing thing.
DeFOOing means breaking all ties with Family Of Origin.
On youtube, I watched him claim that if you believe in pure libertarianism or peaceful anarchy, you should wash your hands and feet of anyone you know who doesn’t see eye to eye with you.
[tempting but a bit of a bridge too far for me…]
I still enjoy listening to his podcasts, reasoning, etc. – his takes on Obama [loser] and Trump [winner] are entertaining and in line with much of my observatons.
but the defooing thing along with his psychologist wife getting reprimanded by college of headshrinkers for offering defooing advise on a podcast are not so encouraging…
It’s the part of his speech that nobody seems to remember, or chooses to ignore. Being a conservative, I’ve had the more famous part remembered to me — by people, of course, who otherwise wouldn’t give two cents for Eisenhower — and I’ve always relished the chance to cite back to them the part that they’ve never heard about.
I hadn’t noted this before, but it still applies.
“We face a hostile ideology-global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. Unhappily the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration.”
There are always those looking for a free lunch…and a side of power.
All that chatter and ended where he began…like that bad Russian play. Nothing really changed. Clever people tend to outsmart themselves first and foremost. They just find ever more clever ways of doing it. He’s really no different than those he criticizes. He worships cleverness, and so do they…he just plays to the entrepreneurial market while they play to the governmental market. They both want the same thing, he just wants you to like it.
The power mongers want power, what else is new? It’s the pinnacle of all they can imagine.
Who is the guy on the video?? No name given that I heard. Why should I listen to him? And he apparently has a skin condition because of all the scratching he does on his face.
As to Eisenhower’s final speech, it’s insight is so impressive that I wish he was here to lead us. I find in it an appropriate comparison to Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech, it is short but able to capture all the important points (unlike the endless posturing in the video). Where are the great men and women of today?
Re John Lewis #1 comment
Climate Science may have inadvertently started a growth industry
“Discussion > Climate Change Christmas Cracker Jokes”
http://www.bishop-hill.net/discussion/post/2563294?lastPage=true
Due to bad science (and Marxist ‘progressives’) our economy is being crippled. I received the following e-mail and as requested, sent a message to my MP, the PM, the Natural Resources minister and many others. I hope you’ll consider doing the same.
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Canada’s oil and natural gas resources are being held captive by a lack of pipeline infrastructure to move goods to market. As a result, they are being sold at a discount to world prices, costing Canadians billions of dollars every year.
There is a solution to this national problem. New pipeline projects such as Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project provide increased market access while minimizing environmental and social risks, maximizing opportunities and benefits, and meaningfully addressing concerns raised by the public.
Do you think Canada needs new pipeline projects like Trans Mountain? Tell your MP that you support energy projects in development.
In the case of Trans Mountain, the benefits are clear:
• $28 billion in new revenue for federal and provincial governments. That’s money to pay for health care, education and infrastructure.
• $26 million in additional taxes every year for towns, cities and reserves in B.C. and Alberta. That’s money to build a new hockey rink, renovate the community centre, or to fund after-school programs.
• $480 million in construction spending for communities along the pipeline route, which in turn creates jobs and contributes to thriving communities.
• 14,000 jobs during peak employment that will support families and communities.
Opponents of Canada’s oil and natural gas industry will continue to try to confuse the facts and play to emotions, which is why it is increasingly important to speak up for projects that will unlock billions of dollars in benefit to Canada.
Let’s stand up for Canadian energy projects in development. Let your MP know that you support new pipeline projects such as the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
By adding your voice, you can play part in ensuring Canada receives full value for its oil and natural gas resource. Help spread the word, and share with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter .
Thank you for standing up for a brighter future for your community, and for Canada.
Sincerely,
Brad Tennant
Canada’s Energy Citizens Team
http://www.energycitizens.ca/
The energy sector isn’t the only sector being held hostage.
Alcohol, tobacco and firearms comes to mind.
Perhaps it’s time for the new PM Trudeau to impose a new version of the National Energy Program. His father forced Alberta to sell oil to eastern Canada for below world market price. Now it’s time for eastern Canada to buy all its oil only from Canadian producers, at something above world market price.
That chap really REALLY rubs me the wrong way.
Not quite sure why.
Except to say he sounds like a first rate phony to me.
And what is that accent anyway? Sounds contrived.
And he thinks he’s cool.
He isn’t.
With a constant influx of ‘gimmedats’ everything is for sale…and we know who is going to be required to pay for it…
@Mike
I would include education and healthcare held hostage by public unions as you state are alcohol, tobacco and firearms held hostage (but not by who).
Daycare and dope next.
tooner: you need to change 1 vowel in your post.
“for” below world market price becomes
“far” below world market price
I’ve always suspected, and later when those suspicions proved correct, hated turdeau 1.0
why in gawds name Canuckistanis kept propping him up mystifies me. the media bias clearly was firmly in gear ‘turdeaumania’.
every time, without exception, about a dozen times now, that I had personal knowledge of some news story, they always got it WRONG.
No Guff, when all the liberal socialists are removed from any position of power in Canada. the country will become the wealthiest nation (per capita) on earth.
Glenn;
I found this video compelling but was a little confused as to the relationship between Molyneux and “Matt” the person he was talking with. Is he counselling? Is Matt the expert?
It lead me to Googling Molyneux from where I watched the UK Channel 5 documentary hypothesising that Molyneux and Free Domain Radio are cult-like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0avKkx76-Nc . It featured a British boy named Tom Bell (I think Bell is his name as it is his father’s last name). The DFOOing did seem extreme given Tom’s major complaint presented in the documentary was his discomfort with his father kicking his cat. I’d like to learn more about that particular situation.
Molyneux’s argument that Government funded research is research by coercion is to the point. That argument makes sense to me and reminded me of following very closely as someone I know, who I’ll call DeGOE went through that realization with their government job. They started the process of DeGOEing (Departing from Government of Employment — my made up term) by going through a period where they sounded a lot like “Matt” the microbiologist. That situation included abuse of the GE (Government Employee) by a Special Target (Minority Woman with a PhD) manager who’s history of lousy management is finally over. DeGOE was very quickly isolated by his colleagues in order to isolate his criticism of his work situation. My acquaintance finally left the Government job out of disgust and started his own business.
Something that DeGOE observed was the degree of distrust the GEs had for their counterparts in the Private Sector. They considered all of them crooks and were constantly looking for regulatory violations that could be used to punish them. Shocking really!
Moly Newbie
‘ I’ve posted his before but it bears repeating ,Pres. Eisenhaur said two things, the first was widely quoted, Beware the military industrial complex, the second less widely known, but more important was do not let govts. fund university research!