Comments on: The New Era That Isn’t http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Eunomia » The Round-up http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-9063 Eunomia » The Round-up Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:54:26 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/#comment-9063 [...] As I try to finish the draft of my final dissertation chapter, I won’t have much new posting for the next day or two, so here is a collection of a few posts from this month that might be worth your time if you haven’t seen them before. [...] [...] As I try to finish the draft of my final dissertation chapter, I won’t have much new posting for the next day or two, so here is a collection of a few posts from this month that might be worth your time if you haven’t seen them before. [...]

]]> By: Roach http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-8944 Roach Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:21:10 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/#comment-8944 I can't wait to see what you have to say about Kosovo. I can’t wait to see what you have to say about Kosovo.

]]> By: Herman http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/comment-page-1/#comment-8943 Herman Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:41:53 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/16/the-new-era-that-isnt/#comment-8943 <i>Is there some secret international pundit regulation that requires people to use these three descriptors (or versions of them) for political independents? </i> Yes. I've always thought this is used by a pundit to show they're not engaged in writing for a particular establishment. Must be done for credibility and shows that you've tapped into the thinking of inevtiably interesting people. It's sort of like how western journalists go out of their way to find an activist for westernish values in whatever foreign country they're in and pump them up with such hope talk as "a brave, growing movement" regardless of how popular their cause may really be. Is there some secret international pundit regulation that requires people to use these three descriptors (or versions of them) for political independents?

Yes. I’ve always thought this is used by a pundit to show they’re not engaged in writing for a particular establishment. Must be done for credibility and shows that you’ve tapped into the thinking of inevtiably interesting people.

It’s sort of like how western journalists go out of their way to find an activist for westernish values in whatever foreign country they’re in and pump them up with such hope talk as “a brave, growing movement” regardless of how popular their cause may really be.

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