tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post115994622011817796..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Women in PoliticsBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-81838039604921609182008-05-08T16:06:00.000+00:002008-05-08T16:06:00.000+00:00i am a women and well frankly the things you peopl...i am a women and well frankly the things you people are saying about women is outrageous what a man can do a women can do betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160291208421449022006-10-08T07:06:00.000+00:002006-10-08T07:06:00.000+00:00Maybe you're right, Philip, about the politics. Bu...Maybe you're right, Philip, about the politics. But the bonkers olde English gent role fill me with suspicion. I know many. I was with a load last night. 'Intregrity' is not the first word that comes to mind.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160088975997823912006-10-05T22:56:00.000+00:002006-10-05T22:56:00.000+00:00'Solipsistic dance of death with the media that po...'Solipsistic dance of death with the media that politics has become'? Self-absorbed or maybe self-centered - is that what solipsistic means? <BR/><BR/>It's not clear to me how anybody can now get involved in politics without engaging in this 'dance of death.' And that's my point; Boris is trying to make something of himself in politics without compromising himself more than is absolutely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160079106512661032006-10-05T20:11:00.000+00:002006-10-05T20:11:00.000+00:00I am emphatically not patronising Boris by suggest...I am emphatically not patronising Boris by suggesting he might become the editor of The Daily Mail, a post that has been among the most potent in British public life for some time. I have nothing against humour, it is the self-conscious 'character' I can't stand. I have never met Boris and so I can't comment on the reality, but, whatever his tactics, he is portrayed as a 'character' of a Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160078365824462522006-10-05T19:59:00.000+00:002006-10-05T19:59:00.000+00:00Philip,Yes, to underestimate Boris just because he...Philip,<BR/><BR/>Yes, to underestimate Boris just because he is willing to make a fool of himself is indeed folly.<BR/><BR/>But even if he does go nowhere in party Politics it is surely a sad and dangerous thing to presume that seriousness of purpose and humour are, or should be, incompatible.<BR/><BR/>Speaking for myself I often laugh at people I admire and respect. My laughter is not derisory Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160002808211051992006-10-04T23:00:00.000+00:002006-10-04T23:00:00.000+00:00Philip, not totally sure what your question is get...Philip, not totally sure what your question is getting at. Homo sapiens has ultimately evolved from a population of genetic molecules upon the surface of the Earth, but has more recently evolved from australopithecines. I'm aware that there's some debate over the exact details regarding our descent from homo erectus; is this what you're thinking of?<BR/><BR/>Nice theory about Boris Johnson, Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160002452841639582006-10-04T22:54:00.000+00:002006-10-04T22:54:00.000+00:00Bryan, I'm not interested in party politics and I ...Bryan, I'm not interested in party politics and I wasn't writing about them. References to 'liberals' have nothing to do with the liberal party (or any other party for that matter) but to the pervasive influence of a certain attitude to life and view of the human condition which is false, but almost universally accepted in the modern western world.<BR/>And to suggest that Boris's future lies as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159993793870651592006-10-04T20:29:00.000+00:002006-10-04T20:29:00.000+00:00I emphatically don't underestimate Boris. But forg...I emphatically don't underestimate Boris. But forget party politics. I'd say editor of the Daily Mail within two years. You read it here first.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159993658274280102006-10-04T20:27:00.000+00:002006-10-04T20:27:00.000+00:00Gordon McCabe, natural selection from what?Gordon McCabe, natural selection from what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159993550400931402006-10-04T20:25:00.000+00:002006-10-04T20:25:00.000+00:00Bryan, you mustn't be taken in by the apparent sil...Bryan, you mustn't be taken in by the apparent silliness of Boris Johnson. In the brave new liberal world all opposition which is percieved as a threat is ruthlessly suppressed in exactly the way that all tyrannies do it, either by vilification or ridicule. <BR/>Thus the only way you can have a prominent role in politics in the modern dispensation (because it is so repressive) is to offer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159992040477464932006-10-04T20:00:00.000+00:002006-10-04T20:00:00.000+00:00It is striking how far in front of the rest Thatch...It is striking how far in front of the rest Thatcher is - the Bradman of women politicians.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159984087805808882006-10-04T17:48:00.000+00:002006-10-04T17:48:00.000+00:00Because we are the outcome of biological evolution...Because we are the outcome of biological evolution by natural selection, and because that process has allocated different roles to the different sexes, women are, in general, less aggressive and competitive than men. This entails that, in general, they are not as suited as men to aggressive and competitive activities like politics. On the other hand, because women have been allocated a Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159977783157647272006-10-04T16:03:00.000+00:002006-10-04T16:03:00.000+00:00And, Philip, look at the Boris nonsense today. Wou...And, Philip, look at the Boris nonsense today. Wouldn't dare agree with you on the abstract thinking point.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1159977394553785102006-10-04T15:56:00.000+00:002006-10-04T15:56:00.000+00:00The practice of politics just doesn't interest mos...The practice of politics just doesn't interest most women and those who are interested in it are largely weird or have a bit of their femininity missing. <BR/>Moreover, from the point of view of doing the job of representing the interests of their constituents, the current lot, especially the Blair Babes, are not very effective - flocking through the lobby like sheep herded by the whips to vote Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com