Comments on: Gibbersih http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/ Joseph Duemer's blog about reading, writing, politics, birds, food, & weather Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:31:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Being an Academic Generalist : Sharp Sand http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/comment-page-1/#comment-6007 On Being an Academic Generalist : Sharp Sand Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:40:56 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/#comment-6007 [...] by the same Michael Ignatieff essay I wrote about the other day, Timothy Burke recently commented on the proper role(s) of academic specialists in the making of [...] [...] by the same Michael Ignatieff essay I wrote about the other day, Timothy Burke recently commented on the proper role(s) of academic specialists in the making of [...]

]]> By: bdr http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/comment-page-1/#comment-5978 bdr Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/#comment-5978 "Dangerous spirits without substance, who float through the world working their mischief." I agree about dangerous spirits, but they're not trying to work mischief: they're dangerously poor and desperate gamblers always betting the wrong side while simultaneously cheating in ways they think will help them win but which actually guarantee their defeat. “Dangerous spirits without substance, who float through the world working their mischief.”

I agree about dangerous spirits, but they’re not trying to work mischief: they’re dangerously poor and desperate gamblers always betting the wrong side while simultaneously cheating in ways they think will help them win but which actually guarantee their defeat.

]]> By: noaman http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/comment-page-1/#comment-5977 noaman Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:15:43 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/08/05/gibbersih/#comment-5977 Yes. In essence, Ignatieff is the perfect "liberal" politician -- he is trying to be everything to everyone without being anything to anyone. I couldn't bring myself to finish the piece. Yes. In essence, Ignatieff is the perfect “liberal” politician — he is trying to be everything to everyone without being anything to anyone.

I couldn’t bring myself to finish the piece.

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