The journalist Ezra Klein recently wrote an article on how "Obama's critics are suddenly sure Hillary Clinton is great." I went through and deleted every sentence regarding Hillary, Obama, and Syria, and this is how it reads:
In 1988, the BC show "Yes, Minister" outlined Politician's Logic. It goes like this:
1. We must do something.
2. This is something.
3. We must do this!
There is, however, a reverse of Politician's Logic, which might be called Pundit's Logic. It goes like this:
1. Something was done.
2. The problem isn't fixed.
3. We should have done the other thing!
In 1988, the BC show "Yes, Minister" outlined Politician's Logic. It goes like this:
1. We must do something.
2. This is something.
3. We must do this!
There is, however, a reverse of Politician's Logic, which might be called Pundit's Logic. It goes like this:
1. Something was done.
2. The problem isn't fixed.
3. We should have done the other thing!
Pundits have no choice but to consider counterfactuals; there's no other way to think about the world and the choices America makes within it. The problem is when the counterfactual is used less to evaluate reality than to lament it....The fact that something turned out badly often means that it's a hard, and sometimes impossible, problem to solve....Sometimes the problem really is that we should have done the other thing. But sometimes the problem is that we don't know how to solve the problem."
Doesn't it sound like he's talking directly about the current political reality of Kaua'i?
I wrote a lengthy post about our island's geographical polarization and the festering political inaction that it causes. But, after setting up the graph below, I realized that my commentary just takes away from the powerful story implied in those red and blue lines. There's nothing that I can add to this sad story.
Doesn't it sound like he's talking directly about the current political reality of Kaua'i?
I wrote a lengthy post about our island's geographical polarization and the festering political inaction that it causes. But, after setting up the graph below, I realized that my commentary just takes away from the powerful story implied in those red and blue lines. There's nothing that I can add to this sad story.
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Since Kilauea Sugar went down this is normal. It will continue, as the North Shore gets more wealthy "I am here now, raise the drawbridge, there's too much development".
ReplyDeleteThe locals are left out. The County taxes them (thanks to Hooser and Bynum, primarily).
Remember, this is only a reflection on political candidates. For the most part all Kauaians are in harmony in day to day life.....but still, a vote for PERRY, KAGAWA, Kaneshiro or Rapozo will be a vote for working people. Furfaro, Yukimura, and the trio of Chock-Hooser-Bynum are in the hands of the wealthy new comers.
I think the Northshore still voted for Kagawa and Rapozo because they were heavily hit by the tax cap removal due to north shore property values rising faster than other areas on Kaua'i. I would disagree that Kagawa represented the working class yesterday when he supported Carvalho's request for a bill to allow counties to raise the GET. We don't know where Rapozo stands on that issue yet because he was absent from the meeting. Kaneshiro represents Grove Farm and large landowners and not the working people. Perry may be a working guy but it is his supporters whom I am suspicious of. They may expect some help in return for flying those large banners. I think being labeled pro-GMO has actually hurt any chance of him being elected.
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