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Perkins' analogy was tone deaf but, as you note, not completely out to lunch. A much more apt analogy would have been to the French revolutionaries, particularl
by lexcorvus 13y ago
Perkins' analogy was tone deaf but, as you note, not completely out to lunch. A much more apt analogy would have been to the French revolutionaries, particularly the Jacobins. Characterizing the anti-tech protests as neo-Nazi is a stretch at best; characterizing them as neo-Jacobin isn't a stretch at all. Indeed, with the rising popularity of publications like Jacobin (https://www.jacobinmag.com https://www.jacobinmag.com), it's even a label they might wear with pride. After all, what could possibly go wrong with liberté, égalité, fraternité? Um, this? http://bit.ly/1n3dnrS http://bit.ly/1n3dnrS
- melindajb 13y agocomparing it with the french revolution is appropriate in many ways. The message should be clear--if they persist in their Marie Antoinette ways, someone will pick up a brick. if that happens, we all lose, the middle class in many ways worst of all. that's why this guy upsets me to no end. I don't fault him being rich, I fault him and people like him, like the Kochs for ruthlessly lobbying for lower taxes and less support for the poor.
- nostrademons 13y agoI kinda like the French revolution analogy as well. French revolution wasn't exactly a picnic for anyone involved either. (And it also ended up in a military dictatorship and a state of total war in Europe...I hope that that's not where we're heading, but there are a lot of historical parallels that lead that way.)