tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post8470660456385773323..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Cephalopod Coffeehouse: March 2017The Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-7549121970653899972017-04-02T11:28:45.712-04:002017-04-02T11:28:45.712-04:00Always happy to make people think.Always happy to make people think.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-18748900689718348772017-04-02T11:01:42.220-04:002017-04-02T11:01:42.220-04:00What an interesting post and book. The election ha...What an interesting post and book. The election has certainly put a spotlight on the divide in the country, and people do lose friends over discussions. <br />I like how this book made you think about your own values and what the underlying problem is in here in America. <br /><br />Pointing out the three states the electoral college boiled down to and the history with those states was interesting. We need to do more for people in poverty. Your post has given me lots to think about this morning. :)<br />~Jess DMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-30113963270683941252017-04-02T10:41:08.320-04:002017-04-02T10:41:08.320-04:00It's not exactly an encouraging atmosphere, is...It's not exactly an encouraging atmosphere, is it?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-41411321345659079632017-04-02T10:40:02.153-04:002017-04-02T10:40:02.153-04:00Huzzah, Veronica! I applaud your energetic involv...Huzzah, Veronica! I applaud your energetic involvement.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51394296165925612522017-04-02T10:38:05.796-04:002017-04-02T10:38:05.796-04:00This sort of book really isn't for everyone, e...This sort of book really isn't for everyone, especially as it doesn't provide much in the way of constructive solutions. There is some bigger picture thinking but mostly its special interest-speak.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-78431552127122735742017-04-02T10:35:49.613-04:002017-04-02T10:35:49.613-04:00Both men clearly hate Trump. McCain has the advan...Both men clearly hate Trump. McCain has the advantage now of already announcing he won't run again. No reason to hold back on what he really thinks.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-39043396164897503342017-04-02T10:34:47.589-04:002017-04-02T10:34:47.589-04:00I hope 2020 provides more appealing alternatives f...I hope 2020 provides more appealing alternatives for all of us.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-69957067631461979662017-04-02T10:01:19.200-04:002017-04-02T10:01:19.200-04:00Banks wield tremendous power over our lives. It&#...Banks wield tremendous power over our lives. It's scary.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17824361712126930532017-04-02T09:50:46.655-04:002017-04-02T09:50:46.655-04:00BREXIT is madness.BREXIT is madness.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5180781973245024442017-04-02T00:01:36.598-04:002017-04-02T00:01:36.598-04:00Oh yes, I am well aware of the curse.
I have neve...Oh yes, I am well aware of the curse.<br /><br />I have never read Terry Pratchett. I should probably get on that.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-89087413698833255492017-04-01T23:59:22.985-04:002017-04-01T23:59:22.985-04:00Canada, too, has its political, um, quirks - Toron...Canada, too, has its political, um, quirks - Toronto especially. Sure they've got Handsome J. Handsome as prime minister but they also have memorable characters like Mayor Rob Ford.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57055622483961221372017-03-31T21:20:49.895-04:002017-03-31T21:20:49.895-04:00The thing that was most disappointing about this e...The thing that was most disappointing about this election and its results is that it exposed just how much we exist in echo chambers today. We listen to the logic of the people who reflect our views, and vilify the logic and the people who don't. To me it's absurd. I've been appalled at the state of intellectual discussion, or lackthereof, the utter lack of historic context, of comprehension, of the insistence on histrionics...We as a society in America deserve nonsense like this when all we care for are the surface elements and cannot adequately analyze what creates them. Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-7818731377412095152017-03-31T20:39:37.142-04:002017-03-31T20:39:37.142-04:00Thanks for sharing, Mr. Squid.
I'm a staunch ...Thanks for sharing, Mr. Squid. <br />I'm a staunch liberal democrat, as if no one suspected this from my blog, and I'm involved in about seven different campaigns to keep our collective rights by weekly letters and calls to my legislators. I may be a straight white suburban educated woman, but I fight for all the underdogs--and against those who want to accrue power. I'm super happy my healthcare wasn't repealed last week, and hope that legislation stays dead. I hope our people will continue to agitate and be active voters. Our local election is this coming Tuesday--and I'm eager to vote for trustees, school board members and library board members who'll keep our schools funded and our town functional. One thing I've learned in the past couple of years: change starts at home. <br />Best to all,<br />V of V's Reads Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-35541777512416017782017-03-31T20:15:18.608-04:002017-03-31T20:15:18.608-04:00If I'm being honest, this is a book I will nev...If I'm being honest, this is a book I will never read, but I'm glad you did and got something from it. I don't bother talking politics much because most people simply focus on whatever issue is most important to them personally. Very few people think about larger groups of people or a bigger picture. I think you did a fine job of focusing on the issue of poverty and poor people. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-69164006809046583102017-03-31T19:22:48.810-04:002017-03-31T19:22:48.810-04:00I think it's going to be McCain. Graham waffle...I think it's going to be McCain. Graham waffles around too much.<br /><br />The whole system needs a paradigm shift, but Trump was and is not it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-53040195250481550782017-03-31T18:30:08.500-04:002017-03-31T18:30:08.500-04:00Border Wall not stupid for me, Trump's Border ...Border Wall not stupid for me, Trump's Border Wall is ! <br />I live in a Border State and City, doling out free money and services to all and especially Anchor Babies families is stupid. I mean really why would you not come over the border when free money and services are yours for only a Democrat vote.<br />For me Trump is the typical builder/contractor the way he act is quite common. Arrogant.<br />The lesser of two evils wasn't a choice for me. For all of us "stupid" people who live in the "flyover states" which the liberal west and east coast liberals like to call us, this was the problem. Lots of people like me said NO to both. <br />No one really had a chance against Hillary and the party owed her and wanted her to run and made sure she got the nomination because they thought Bush would be running against her. <br />All of what is left of the middle class like me always lose but the liberal east and west coast alway win no matter what.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17828388324648390752017-03-31T16:12:37.466-04:002017-03-31T16:12:37.466-04:00The book sounds quite interesting. You think Linds...The book sounds quite interesting. You think Lindsey Graham will be the one to take down Trump? That wouldn't have occurred to me, but I don't have a guess of my own. It's certainly true that we Americans don't want to do without "things." We dig ourselves deeper in debt all the time with our credit cards and charging things we could probably live without. Credit cards have helped to erode the economic power of the middle class.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-47065342272954534732017-03-31T09:40:06.918-04:002017-03-31T09:40:06.918-04:00American politics are way beyond me. The UK have ...American politics are way beyond me. The UK have a big division at the moment with BREXIT - personally I wonder how any politician, American or British can sometimes sleep at night. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66711104397629052062017-03-31T08:08:08.585-04:002017-03-31T08:08:08.585-04:00Good points all, especially in differentiating bet...Good points all, especially in differentiating between what the Republicans would've done anyway vs Trump's own problems. My biggest problem with him is he thinks he's smart, and I'm sorry, but he's not. Every time he opens his mouth or tweets he reveals his ignorance.<br /><br />FYI: Interesting Times book 17 in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, and the title refers to a myth that there exists a Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times".mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-12195769111298452062017-03-31T06:25:38.962-04:002017-03-31T06:25:38.962-04:00Sounds like a good read. I might have to check thi...Sounds like a good read. I might have to check this out, even though I'm planning to leave. I want to see how the world stage will play out.Musings of a Creative Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765023786410264588noreply@blogger.com