Comments for Justin Harter of America

Comment on Conservative ideology linked to ‘low brainpower’ by Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:19:26 +0000

My AP English would have been that outlier for their research. Conservative, very, but had the most meaningful, in-depth, and sophisticated conversations.

Comment on The French’s Fried Onions people can go to Hell by Clint Eastman

Clint Eastman — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:14:17 +0000

why not pour then into your hand?

Comment on You’re f*cked by Kola

Kola — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:32:20 +0000

as an aside, you’ve totally inspired me to use IndyGo once in a while. with regard to the post, i think you make some very strong points. however, i don’t necessarily agree that there are people that aren’t good at anything. there certainly are people that aren’t good at the things that society values–but that doesn’t mean that they’re not good at anything. there are also people that never got a chance to discover what they’re good at–again, that doesn’t mean that they’re not good at anything. at least that’s my 2 cents :)

Comment on Iranian Soldiers Trained by Michael Jackson by Kola

Kola — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:21:39 +0000

maybe i’m just being a little slow today but i’m not entirely sold on this one Lol

Comment on You’re f*cked by Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:39:13 +0000

You took my thoughts and wrote them out.

Comment on You’re f*cked by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:44:19 +0000

I agree I see the world the same way I understand completely

Comment on You’re f*cked by Nick Carter

Nick Carter — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:50:54 +0000

I agree, people are not all born equal — in ability or opportunity. The problem, however, is that those of us born on the top side of ability and opportunity forget that we are all born equal in human value. The safety net fills a needed gap in society. Now, its encroachment and expansion is another issue altogether, but in principal i agree that some semblence of a safety met is necessary.

My beef with the “safety net” is that it creates an institutional buffer between the givers and the receivers. Compulsory giving in the form of taxes and the sterile process of dissemination allow the have’s to disassociate with the reality of the have not’s among them. I can let some percentage of my income go to the government, and let the government take care of those other people, effectively abdicating my responsibility as a human to respect their equal humanity.

Primitive safety nets weren’t so impersonal. Deuteronomy 24:19-22 is a cool idea. Deuteronomy 16:9-12 even mandated that you bring the down-and-outs to the big parties to celebrate provision for ALL, not just for the landowners.

Comment on 2011 Goals Revisited and 2012 Goals by jlharter

jlharter — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:27:54 +0000

I’ve read several, many of which are cycling-related.

Prayers for Bobby, by Leroy Aarons (very good)
The Art of Urban Cycling, by Robert Hurst (not good at all)
The Big Book of Bicycling, by Emily Furia (okay)
Buddhism Plain and Simply, by Steve Hagen (pretty good)
Pedaling Revolution, by Jeff Mapes (pretty good)
The New Rules, by Bill Maher (very good, at least to me)

Comment on 2011 Goals Revisited and 2012 Goals by Kola

Kola — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:26 +0000

Hey Justin, fellow Hoosier here : ) what books were you able to read last month?

Comment on It’s been 10 years since my mom died by OldWebGuy

OldWebGuy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:15:14 +0000

You are a good kid.