Comments on: Colleen O’Connor: Bring back sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll

By: Jerry Stirnkorb

Jerry Stirnkorb — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:35 +0000

“If you can remember the Sixties you werent there.” I was there in spades and all I learned that, as a libertarian, I would never vote Democrat again in my life. The Republican Party passed the civil rights act of 1964 (Al Gores Daddy (D)opposing) and John F Kennedy (D) and Lyndon Johnson (D) sending me sending me draft notices. Shades of the revisionism. I think they teach now in California scools that Lincoln (R) who “freed the slaves” was a democrat. Try tax the democrats.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:56:41 +0000

Colleen, excellent article. Reminds me of a Nick Bostrom prognostication: “Modules that conform to a common standard would be better able to communicate and cooperate with other modules and would therefore be economically more productive, creating a pressure for standardization…. There might be no niche for mental architectures of a human kind.”

By: Susan Krzywicki

Susan Krzywicki — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:14 +0000

Slight technical quibble re: “the removal of two Presidents from office (Johnson and Nixon) over the Vietnam…”

Johnson wasn’t removed from office. His reelection campaign failed.

By: John Rippo

John Rippo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:03:45 +0000

Your point is well taken. I would add that too many Americans are dedicated to “getting beyond” that crazy revolutionary generation of the 1770’s that produced some of the most significant political, economic, and cultural changes ever created for Americans.

The blinding frustration of their willful ignorance today is overcome by better media taking the time to explain realities that demagogues repress. Thanks for being there and keep up the good work.

Peace, baby.
John Rippo, publisher,
ESPRESSO SD’s Coffeehouse & Cafe Newspaper