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[elfs]

Why do Psychopaths Exist?

Robert Hanson links to an article that shows that narcissistic, self-obsessed, lying, etc. guys get laid more often than their up-and-up counterparts, lays out the possible responses to the underlying study, and then asks what evolutionary bias would have led to nature selecting women who select for these traits in men.

Shorter Pat Buchanan: "We should have let Hitler win in Russia for Liebensraum."

His justification is a belief that the Final Solution would never have happened if the Germans had been distracted by their consolidation of power over the Russian continent.

Jim Henley on why Neoconservatism will dominate Republican foreign policy.

His argument is that the Neo's give a damn, are very successful at launching and keeping media platforms from which to make their case, and have the best story. His arguments about magical thinking among neos are definitely worth remembering.

Obama addresses urban policy

Grief, could anything be more wonkish? And yet, of all the things our candidates are talking about, the quality of life for the 50% of us who live in or near cities is very important, and at least one of the candidates is addressing it!

Barry Goldwater on our Imperial Presidency

Some of the current worship of powerful executives may come from those who admire strength and accomplishment of any sort. Others hail the display of Presidential strength ... simply because they approve of the result reached by the use of power. This is nothing less than the totalitarian philosophy that the end justifies the means. If ever there was a philosophy of government totally at war with that of the Founding Fathers, it is this one.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell used to target women.

While there was a slight increase in the number of service people targeted under DADT for 2007, it would appear that discharges of women for lesbianism has doubled in the past two years. The service is already uncomfortable with women in the ranks, and appears to be using DADT to expel them.

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[solarbird]

His justification is a belief that the Final Solution would never have happened if the Germans had been distracted by their consolidation of power over the Russian continent.
Pat Buchanan also claims that Hitler had no interest in North America and if Hitler hadn't declared war on the US, the US should've avoided war with Nazi Germany. This ignores Hitler's second 1939 book, wherein he extensively discussed the absolute necessity of invading the United States, to reclaim the German diaspora in North America.

ETA: Oh, and, I forgot to call out separately, the Nazi plan was always to eliminate the non-"Aryans," including the Jews and the Slavs, so in case I wasn't clear, he's a lying sack of shit and a Nazi apologist (and possibly wannabe), and this isn't the first time he's spouted off with some complete bullshit like this.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell used to target women.
And has been since it was passed. In the early years, it was used regularly as a threat against women officers who resisted sexual advances from male officers - "it you won't sleep me, you must be a lesbian."