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Monday, May 10, 2004 Individual    Now and then Master weighs in at No Treason, a thread of the web where people take their individualism kinda seriously, if not also their shameless adoration of female uprights, all of whom, I guess if you're an upright, are really something to behold. As for me, give me Maisey (foreground right) any day -- Va Va Voom! From When The Levy Breaks, Joshua Holmes writes: Trebling the foolishness is the White Man's Burden currently being touted as the reason for being there, a "burden" that was little more than a cover for economic exploitation and untrammelled savagery by supposedly civilised nations 100 years ago, a "burden" which tells us that the state can remake and ought to remake benighted societies through the massive application of force. No one should have to tell us what sort of disaster this entails. Master replies:    The opposing view here would argue that not all recent massive applications of force by the State were a disaster. Consider, they would counter, what the State accomplished in Japan. (Tho personally speaking I'm not sure Japan was benighted, per se, at least not in the way we would probably agree the tyrant in Iraq was). To say nothing of the fact that Japan actually attacked us first. But that goes to motivation, not the success one way or another of the massive application of force.    Anyway, I always thought this opposing view was a tough nut to argue against. It hasn't turned me into an apologist for the State, I'm just saying. 8:53:32 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2009 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 6/30/2009; 11:25:46 PM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska