tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post4608888360314097446..comments2024-03-18T02:14:50.959-07:00Comments on ADORED BY HORDES: MarcLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-58818966713478637632008-09-13T12:06:00.000-07:002008-09-13T12:06:00.000-07:00Iz--don't wrack too hard, would just love to see o...Iz--<BR/><BR/>don't wrack too hard, would just love to see other thinking on the same avenue. I'm way over my head on the genetics.<BR/><BR/>Naj--<BR/><BR/>Every manic cycle has its burn-out. not sure if American exceptionalism has a genetic determinism or not, but there is some evidence for it; for both Canada and the US, migration as a cultural determinant is very obvious. (Come to think of it, Canada might warm up quite a bit.)<BR/><BR/>you're right, of course, but it sure took the Yerpeens a long time to learn!MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-54110601537502201132008-09-13T04:25:00.000-07:002008-09-13T04:25:00.000-07:00what a nice post!But, nature/culture interact, yes...what a nice post!<BR/><BR/>But, nature/culture interact, yes at a genetic level too.<BR/><BR/>As America's manic phase is coming to the grinding halt we are anxiously watching, as the depressive symptoms of the "Inconvenient truth" of "no where to go" begin to take over, America will learn to breed a more mellowed down generation.<BR/><BR/>America's hyperactivity is NOT due to a genetic determinant; it is the "nature/culture" of wealth, freedom, and POSSIBILITY, having allowed it so far. Not all this 300 million will come to Cananda (thank god for winters) ... they WILL change!<BR/><BR/>The 'aggressive' Europeans learned humility as their bottoms were kicked out of India, Indonesia, Algeria ... so will Americans!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-64202403743248554382008-09-12T12:46:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:46:00.000-07:00Argh - I shall rack my brains - or is it "wrack"? ...Argh - I shall rack my brains - or is it "wrack"? Rack through the wrack? At the moment I don't even recall how long ago it was. Maybe in a book review? In the NY Review of Books?<BR/>I'll let it sit for a bit in the back of my mind...isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-56281733790899074812008-09-11T20:56:00.000-07:002008-09-11T20:56:00.000-07:00Iz,thought about that second son thing & Europ...Iz,<BR/><BR/>thought about that second son thing & European inheritance law, too, but don't know how to get that data. Funny enough, you & phil, me & my wife, we're all sterling examples of internal migration, which America still has an exceptional amount of. Egg/Chicken, sure, but it does fit the hypothesis.<BR/><BR/>And hey--do you remember where you read that second son theory?MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-39961849138336214952008-09-11T19:56:00.000-07:002008-09-11T19:56:00.000-07:00I read some time ago about a theory that Americans...I read some time ago about a theory that Americans are hyper because the people that came over to settle in what has become the USA were hyper, many of them second sons of Europeans who didn't stand to inherit anything over there. Also, it took a bloody lot of energy to keep pushing Westward - who else but ADHD folks could do that?isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-20780235195097819372008-09-11T19:32:00.000-07:002008-09-11T19:32:00.000-07:00I am a serious multi-tasker, bruce, albeit not by ...I am a serious multi-tasker, bruce, albeit not by inclination. Fatherhood did it to me.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-6490127273498928702008-09-11T18:00:00.000-07:002008-09-11T18:00:00.000-07:00Dude, you are a serious multi-tasker if you didn't...Dude, you are a serious multi-tasker if you didn't wait until the end of the song to reply! ;-)<BR/><BR/>The end is the best part, by the way. Ties it all together.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804474090239324668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-71303618858061634632008-09-11T15:13:00.000-07:002008-09-11T15:13:00.000-07:00Great stuff, Bruce. I've only listened through hal...Great stuff, Bruce. I've only listened through half the song so far, but I see why you posted them and went to see them!MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-59531193332913357552008-09-11T15:05:00.000-07:002008-09-11T15:05:00.000-07:00vincent,and the genetics are really fascinating; i...vincent,<BR/><BR/>and the genetics are really fascinating; i've got a lot to learn there, of course, and am just taking more interest in the mechanisms. I truly-truly hope you're right about the immunity part. The Funhouse is really hopping now.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-70957750780981624752008-09-11T05:02:00.000-07:002008-09-11T05:02:00.000-07:00"Marilyn Manson was a skinny public high school ki..."Marilyn Manson was a skinny public high school kid, not some monster from out of this world."<BR/><BR/>-- <A HREF="http://theriverblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/ballad-of-kingsmen-by-todd-snider-w.html" REL="nofollow">Todd Snider</A>Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804474090239324668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-25018948989237177432008-09-11T02:17:00.000-07:002008-09-11T02:17:00.000-07:00I had to check google for the meaning of "Alice in...I had to check google for the meaning of "Alice in Chains mosh pit". Only your piece came up so I had to split it into the two phrases. Gruesome enough.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I think you have pretty much summed it up. Feels intuitively correct. And what makes it doubly compelling is the embodiment of what you are arguing in the mood and texture of your piece. You are on the inside of the asylum, infected with the same things; but your ability to identify them must give you some kind of immunity that's the next best thing to emigration.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-38844672627416121412008-09-10T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-10T20:27:00.000-07:00Thanks Phil, and for reminding me of McDermott. It...Thanks Phil, and for reminding me of McDermott. It's sure nice to have him representing the District, even getting sued by the Pugs.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-29876519616443222952008-09-10T20:10:00.000-07:002008-09-10T20:10:00.000-07:00"We don't need an enabler-politician. We don't nee..."We don't need an enabler-politician. We don't need a preacher. We need a good psychiatrist."<BR/><BR/>Calling Dr. Jim McDermott?<BR/><BR/>Terrific piece. I'm in slack-jawed awe, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com