tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359469843032523437.post6373445295590763692..comments2023-08-26T10:01:01.962-04:00Comments on Behind The Approval Matrix: Thomas FrankUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359469843032523437.post-62354095705719031092008-07-27T00:26:00.000-04:002008-07-27T00:26:00.000-04:00Hi, I wanted to apologize for the shrill, self-rig...Hi, I wanted to apologize for the shrill, self-righteous tone of my comment. I'm frankly quite embarrassed by it and can only assume that I was having a bit of a rough day. Thomas Frank is a bit of a hero of mine, and I think I'm WAY too quick to jump to the conclusion that someone is doing a political hatchet-job on him with the smallest and most inconsequential of statements.<BR/><BR/>In any event, thanks for your gracious response, and keep up the good work with this blog, which is very interesting both as an idea and in its execution....<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359469843032523437.post-76277593833525252732008-07-24T21:56:00.000-04:002008-07-24T21:56:00.000-04:00>Are you too lazy...?No, I'm far from lazy ...>Are you too lazy...?<BR/><BR/>No, I'm far from lazy thank God. You should have made a more positive assumption about my work habits. To quote Ice T,"Think positive, and you'll be unable to fall." Yeah, I'm just as perplexed as you probably are as to why of all people a quote from Ice T popped in my head. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm going to edit the post. Thanks for the correction, and input! No, I'm not being sarcastic. I mean it!Mo Ibrahimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420174734526399462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359469843032523437.post-24484137458647566592008-07-24T16:48:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:48:00.000-04:00On what basis could you possibly claim that Thomas...On what basis could you possibly claim that Thomas Frank's writings "draw heavily on the theory of the Frankfurt School"?<BR/><BR/>Not only do Frank's writings not "draw heavily" on the Frankfurt School, but his methods and <I>certainly</I> his conclusions are <I>directly opposed</I> to those associated with the Frankfurt School.<BR/><BR/>Frank is a <I>populist</I> who believes pasionately in the reality of individual <I>free will</I>.<BR/><BR/>By contrast, he Frankfurt School was very pessimistic about the possibility of free will. It saw dominant cultural forces as <I>fully</I> responsible for dictating and determining the consciousness of individuals, especially in a non-socialist state.<BR/><BR/>Frank, on the other hand, believes in engagement in the democratic process, the empowerment of regular people through education, the rebuilding of public infrastructure, and the scaling back of a corrupt and out-of-control business sector.<BR/><BR/>Are you too lazy to do <I>any</I> research on someone -- I mean, other than his or her Wikipedia entry -- before you post/print something that's patently false?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com