Comments on: Haters?!

By: Not Surprised

Not Surprised — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:48:04 +0000

It appears that just like spovangelist, most of the comments here are just non-factual opinions and biased.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:15:48 +0000

I think you gave this guy way too much blog time. I think the best way to deal with these wackos is to not give them the benefit of space on your blog.

By: The Spovangelist

The Spovangelist — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:54:58 +0000

Chairman, you’ve got some pretty wild ideas about what I supposedly think and believe. Quite to the contrary, if anything I’ve provided SVI with some extra traffic and attention by writing this little opinion piece.

In addition, I have never once censored the comments on the Spovangelist no matter how divisive or incorrect I believe them to be. This includes your own. Silencing? Please…

By: The Chairman

The Chairman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:39:41 +0000

The Contrarian is so succinct at clearing things up. Now we can get back to the topic… My initial response on this post was an attempt to show how The Spovangelist has no desire for a free and open debate. She wants those opposed to her view silenced and points out a few “racist” lines from SVI to try and rally support against him.

By: Contrarian

Contrarian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:12:37 +0000

All Inclusive wrote,

“Providing access for everyone may come with some sacrifices from those that already have it, but it’s much easier to think of them as only “people” in order to preserve you own access, I mean rights.”

We’re wandering a bit off-topic, no doubt, but I can’t resist an opportunity to correct yet another mistaken conception of “rights.”

The right to which the Chairman refers is not the “right” to health care, or any right of “access” to health care, neither of which exists, but to the right to decide for whom or what one will make sacrifices, if any. The latter is among the defining properties of moral agency. It is one of the factors which distinguishes moral agents (and free citizens) from moral subjects, and from serfs.

Hope this helps.

By: All Inclusive

All Inclusive — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:01:08 +0000

Dear chairman, what’s the difference between “underprivileged” and underprivileged? Your quotes seem to indicate that these people’s marginalization is only so-called and not real. Providing access for everyone may come with some sacrifices from those that already have it, but it’s much easier to think of them as only “people” in order to preserve you own access, I mean rights.
By the way, Spovangelist, funny there’s no best blog this year. All that posting for naught.

By: The Spovangelist

The Spovangelist — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:56:52 +0000

The real irony here is that the Inlander doesn’t even have a “Best Blog” category in their reader survey this year!

By: JF

JF — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:45:52 +0000

Having scanned through their/its/his Facebook postings for the past month, the most prevalent thread is a total lack of joy. Everything seems to be anger, frustration and contempt, except for the posting about the Saints making the Super Bowl and an “RIP” posting. I’m not sure whether they/it/he are to be pitied or scorned. Either way, they/it/he has probably built up a strong antipathy to those of us capable of genuinely enjoying life and transcending our circumstances.

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:44:16 +0000

Great Mariah – Keep writing! Your writing is interesting, insightful and entertaining – always. Way to “give it back” to them.