tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post5296869856264381684..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: Gaddafi, My Old BossJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-9929218392036739722011-03-01T11:44:08.809-05:002011-03-01T11:44:08.809-05:00Very true. Makes me that much more nervous about t...Very true. Makes me that much more nervous about the kind of political extremists that got elected to Congress last year. Fortunately, we still have that handy separation of powers.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796345438886867796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-28071456684070115442011-02-24T23:24:17.748-05:002011-02-24T23:24:17.748-05:00Yeah- good point. When it comes down to it, an ass...Yeah- good point. When it comes down to it, an asshole is an asshole, and too often we let them get away with it.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-87842467744313135382011-02-24T21:25:42.914-05:002011-02-24T21:25:42.914-05:00There are perfectly horrible people everywhere who...There are perfectly horrible people everywhere who just don't have enough power to do something about it.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-59290782873265646502011-02-24T10:17:48.656-05:002011-02-24T10:17:48.656-05:00Yeah, the Cold War authority figure studies (inclu...Yeah, the Cold War authority figure studies (including the jailor/prisoner study that caused new ethics rules) along with what they've learned about how people behave in crowds should pretty much disabuse one of thinking they're better.<br /><br />Of course the point of this is not to dismiss horrible people, it's to help keep you from putting yourself into or helping to create Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-36411648845216275932011-02-24T10:00:41.225-05:002011-02-24T10:00:41.225-05:00I think it's VERY dangerous to assume that the...I think it's VERY dangerous to assume that the evil people of the world are fundamentally different. Sure, there are people who have mental disorders that make them capable of some horrible things, but by and large I think most dictators are a product of too much power and too little consequence. I think anyone is capable of being evil if they grow up under those circumstances.<br /><br />Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.com