tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post8268916400903090406..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Meeting EvilLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-59299492823687790782016-01-11T09:27:58.748-05:002016-01-11T09:27:58.748-05:00Thanks for the link, Marie,. I have not seen the m...Thanks for the link, Marie,. I have not seen the movie in many years. I'll have to set aside some time to watch it again. I have one past student in particular that resembles the profile.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-7168532910303423772016-01-11T07:24:49.282-05:002016-01-11T07:24:49.282-05:00I have the same issue now with just the occasional...I have the same issue now with just the occasional student, and I watch the papers in hopes that they don't seek - or attain - any power. I just watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxhhHIcsCNY" rel="nofollow">Compulsion</a> on the weekend, and I was struck by how closely the notorious students resemble some from my past. Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-56279380649707937932016-01-10T12:28:48.409-05:002016-01-10T12:28:48.409-05:00A very good point, Owen. Our own experience over t...A very good point, Owen. Our own experience over the past 10 years with darkness shows that constant vigilance against the demagogues in our midst is a prerequisite of a healthy and functioning democracy.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-8141625143396669632016-01-10T11:15:53.215-05:002016-01-10T11:15:53.215-05:00What makes the difference, Lorne, is whether or no...What makes the difference, Lorne, is whether or not such people remain isolated or seek power -- like Mr. Trump, for instance.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com