Comments on: I See London, I See France http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/ Forward Movement Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:42:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MikeH http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27904 MikeH Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:39:04 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/#comment-27904 Darn, I went back in time and found myself in August. Well I'll make the same observation here - Don't push the red button. You've been warned! Darn, I went back in time and found myself in August. Well I’ll make the same observation here – Don’t push the red button. You’ve been warned!

]]> By: RebeccaH http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27869 RebeccaH Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/#comment-27869 You've got to give Sarkozy credit. He recognizes the damage that's been done to France's reputation and he's doing the best he can to repair it. You’ve got to give Sarkozy credit. He recognizes the damage that’s been done to France’s reputation and he’s doing the best he can to repair it.

]]> By: Right Wing Nation http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27866 Right Wing Nation Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:58:02 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/#comment-27866 [...] Let me wipe my eyes. Hat tip for this side-splitter goes to Jules Crittenden. Date Posted: Friday, September 7th, 2007 by rightwingprof Categories: Misc Trackback URI [...] [...] Let me wipe my eyes. Hat tip for this side-splitter goes to Jules Crittenden. Date Posted: Friday, September 7th, 2007 by rightwingprof Categories: Misc Trackback URI [...]

]]> By: Don Surber » Blog Archive » Arrogance http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27848 Don Surber » Blog Archive » Arrogance Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:06:38 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/#comment-27848 [...] Crittenden sees London, sees France. Doesn’t mention [...] [...] Crittenden sees London, sees France. Doesn’t mention [...]

]]> By: saltydog http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27829 saltydog Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:41:01 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/09/06/i-see-london-i-see-france/#comment-27829 Not only were they froggie come lately to human rights, but they didn't get it right when they tried. How many republics have they instituted again? Within ten years of their revolution, after the slaughter of thousands of their own, they had replaced a king with an emperor. The difference is between the ideas of individual rights by Locke, and the pretzel logic of collective slavery as freedom of Rousseau. If ever anyone needed a demonstration of the role of philosophy in history, I couldn't recommend a more explicit example. Not only were they froggie come lately to human rights, but they didn’t get it right when they tried. How many republics have they instituted again? Within ten years of their revolution, after the slaughter of thousands of their own, they had replaced a king with an emperor.

The difference is between the ideas of individual rights by Locke, and the pretzel logic of collective slavery as freedom of Rousseau. If ever anyone needed a demonstration of the role of philosophy in history, I couldn’t recommend a more explicit example.

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