Comments on: Positive-Sum Within, Zero-Sum Without http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: swells http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13007 swells Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:35 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13007 Will, I think you mis-interpreted Obama on the point about corporations shipping jobs overseas. I doubt that Obama was really trying to use zero-sum thinking politics outside the borders. What I understood him to be doing was to decry corporations practicing zero-sum thinking in relation to employees here in the states. Now maybe that does inevitability reduce to your point but I don't think that is necessarily the case. Will, I think you mis-interpreted Obama on the point about corporations shipping jobs overseas. I doubt that Obama was really trying to use zero-sum thinking politics outside the borders. What I understood him to be doing was to decry corporations practicing zero-sum thinking in relation to employees here in the states. Now maybe that does inevitability reduce to your point but I don’t think that is necessarily the case.

]]> By: swells http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13011 swells Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13011 Will, I think you mis-interpreted Obama on the point about corporations shipping jobs overseas. I doubt that Obama was really trying to use zero-sum thinking politics outside the borders. What I understood him to be doing was to decry corporations practicing zero-sum thinking in relation to employees here in the states. Now maybe that does inevitability reduce to your point but I don't think that is necessarily the case. Will, I think you mis-interpreted Obama on the point about corporations shipping jobs overseas. I doubt that Obama was really trying to use zero-sum thinking politics outside the borders. What I understood him to be doing was to decry corporations practicing zero-sum thinking in relation to employees here in the states. Now maybe that does inevitability reduce to your point but I don’t think that is necessarily the case.

]]> By: Quote Of The Day at Hispanic Pundit http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13006 Quote Of The Day at Hispanic Pundit Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:06:50 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13006 [...] bankrupt failure to apply the same logic of mutuality beyond our borders”. –Will Wilkinson, giving his reaction to the Obama speech Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking [...] [...] bankrupt failure to apply the same logic of mutuality beyond our borders”. –Will Wilkinson, giving his reaction to the Obama speech Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking [...]

]]> By: The Libertarian PC Police « A Banner Coward http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13005 The Libertarian PC Police « A Banner Coward Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:52:10 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13005 [...] Libertarian PC Police Will Wilkinson and Megan McArdle were apparently not happy with this bit from Obama’s latest speech: This [...] [...] Libertarian PC Police Will Wilkinson and Megan McArdle were apparently not happy with this bit from Obama’s latest speech: This [...]

]]> By: Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13004 Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13004 [...] does a roundup of MSM reaction to Obama’s racism speech.  As an Obama agnostic like Will Wilkinson, however, I (KP) have some sympathy for Currency Lad’s predictably jaundiced view.  [...] [...] does a roundup of MSM reaction to Obama’s racism speech.  As an Obama agnostic like Will Wilkinson, however, I (KP) have some sympathy for Currency Lad’s predictably jaundiced view.  [...]

]]> By: Dain http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13003 Dain Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:29:19 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13003 The 'superficiality' of pointing out Obama's association with this guy is no more or less superficial than what happened with Ron Paul. Why the urge by Wilkinson to sweep Wright under the rug but look at Paul's associations square in the eye? And I'm inclined to agree with Wright, according to what I've seen. Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Check. 9/11 as consequence of foreign policy coming home to roost? Check. The ‘superficiality’ of pointing out Obama’s association with this guy is no more or less superficial than what happened with Ron Paul.

Why the urge by Wilkinson to sweep Wright under the rug but look at Paul’s associations square in the eye?

And I’m inclined to agree with Wright, according to what I’ve seen. Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Check. 9/11 as consequence of foreign policy coming home to roost? Check.

]]> By: Dain http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13010 Dain Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:29:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13010 The 'superficiality' of pointing out Obama's association with this guy is no more or less superficial than what happened with Ron Paul. Why the urge by Wilkinson to sweep Wright under the rug but look at Paul's associations square in the eye? And I'm inclined to agree with Wright, according to what I've seen. Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Check. 9/11 as consequence of foreign policy coming home to roost? Check. The ‘superficiality’ of pointing out Obama’s association with this guy is no more or less superficial than what happened with Ron Paul.

Why the urge by Wilkinson to sweep Wright under the rug but look at Paul’s associations square in the eye?

And I’m inclined to agree with Wright, according to what I’ve seen. Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Check. 9/11 as consequence of foreign policy coming home to roost? Check.

]]> By: Craig http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13002 Craig Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:06:21 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13002 I agree that the speech was impressive, but do you really think it's 'superficial' to point out that a preacher with whom he has long been closely associated is a racist nut-job? I agree that the speech was impressive, but do you really think it’s ‘superficial’ to point out that a preacher with whom he has long been closely associated is a racist nut-job?

]]> By: Craig http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13009 Craig Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13009 I agree that the speech was impressive, but do you really think it's 'superficial' to point out that a preacher with whom he has long been closely associated is a racist nut-job? I agree that the speech was impressive, but do you really think it’s ‘superficial’ to point out that a preacher with whom he has long been closely associated is a racist nut-job?

]]> By: Ben Eng http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13001 Ben Eng Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:04:51 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/03/18/positive-sum-within-zero-sum-without/#comment-13001 Well said, Will. Being a Canadian of Chinese descent, it is I who Americans should actually be afraid of. With my shiny Green Card, I will personally take the most high paying jobs and offshore them all to India. Oh wait, we're already doing that. :) Well said, Will. Being a Canadian of Chinese descent, it is I who Americans should actually be afraid of. With my shiny Green Card, I will personally take the most high paying jobs and offshore them all to India.

Oh wait, we’re already doing that. :)

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