mlillie

Her work is unappreciated by philosophers because her work is not really in the scope of philosophy and fails to answer any of its core problems, either then or now. Political or social change is not a good barometer for importance in philosophy, even though her work may exhibit some philosophical underpinnings. By the standards of entertainers who dabble in philosophy and were extremely influential, this list could also include, say, Bob Dylan.

Really? Some 75% of Americans have "a great deal of respect" for the police. Sounds like the lying and getting away with it is working out just fine for their public perception.

http://news.gallup.com/poll/196610/americans-respect-police-...

Not sure how declining union membership is laid out, and then strengthening union membership is not suggested.

Gotcha, thanks!

I'm confused, because this answer seems to contradict what "a little grunt work will ascertain" in the article you linked as inspiration

They're neoliberal Bootstrap Boys who just love the idea that their own hard work in earning "skills" got them that $100k salary, and that anyone else can, too! They'd rather not face the facts of privilege in this country.

Yep, completely agree. Especially love the last point. A labor shortage sounds like the perfect time to implement a wider social safety net. But this article (not to mention the interviewees) displays a clear bias against labor.

OK, I need to add my favorite Russian joke here:

A German and a Russian die. Neither has been the best person in their life, so they get sent down there. When they arrive in hell, the devil says, "Well, especially bad people have been dying lately, and we're all full up. I can only accept one of you, the other will go to purgatory and get a chance at redemption."

He proposes a simple test of their human decency: Each man is given a dog, a huge crate of sausages and one month to teach the dog a trick.

One month later, the devil returns to the German, who has clearly bonded with his now-plump dog. "Alright, let's see what you've got!" the devil says. The German plucks out a sausage and proceeds to wiggle it in the air. The dog, perfectly balanced on its hind legs, does an acrobatic pirouette. "Wow!" says satan. "Impressive!"

He walks over to the Russian his dog, whose relationship seems strained. The dog looks like a wild animal, but the Russian seems satisfied enough. "OK, show us your trick," the devil says. The Russian plucks out a sausage and proceeds to wiggle it in the air. The dog, wide-eyed, says "Please, Vanya, just one sausage!"