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Post-Election Thoughts
Nov. 14th, 2012 04:29 pmAlthough John Scalzi is right (I say that a lot, personally) to note that it's time to crank back the schadenfreude on the recent elections, I still have a couple of relevant thoughts. Consider these addenda to one of John's other points - don't get cocky and this election isn't permanent.
1) Reserved bouyancy is a maritime term for the amount of buoyancy not normally being used by a ship. It's basically what keeps a ship from sinking in a storm. At the linked article, the author makes a couple of good points, namely that the concept of reserve buoyancy is important in government, business and life. People need to have reserves, whether of capital or stuff, in order to handle unexpected problems. For some, the only way to ensure the reserves are available is by regulation.
2) Also from the same site but a different author, no, Virginia, Obama and the UN are not coming to take away your guns. Not only that, but at least some of the people making the claim (cough, Fox News, cough) know better. Yet, because fear sells, the myth persists. The problem becomes when the myth-makers believe the myth, they end up surprised by reality.
3) A long post about the GOP lost Muslim voters. The money quote: In the 2000 election, approximately 70% of Muslims in America voted for Bush; among non-African-American Muslims, the ratio was over 80%. Four years later, Bush’s share of the vote among Muslims was 4%.
1) Reserved bouyancy is a maritime term for the amount of buoyancy not normally being used by a ship. It's basically what keeps a ship from sinking in a storm. At the linked article, the author makes a couple of good points, namely that the concept of reserve buoyancy is important in government, business and life. People need to have reserves, whether of capital or stuff, in order to handle unexpected problems. For some, the only way to ensure the reserves are available is by regulation.
2) Also from the same site but a different author, no, Virginia, Obama and the UN are not coming to take away your guns. Not only that, but at least some of the people making the claim (cough, Fox News, cough) know better. Yet, because fear sells, the myth persists. The problem becomes when the myth-makers believe the myth, they end up surprised by reality.
3) A long post about the GOP lost Muslim voters. The money quote: In the 2000 election, approximately 70% of Muslims in America voted for Bush; among non-African-American Muslims, the ratio was over 80%. Four years later, Bush’s share of the vote among Muslims was 4%.
