tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335479.post6347778059980920806..comments2023-10-29T10:21:48.412-04:00Comments on Whispers of Montgomery County: Aarron Sorkin rips apart Occupy Wall Street (The Newsroom Season 2: Episode #4 Clip "Shelly On OWS" (HBO))Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800223850991540829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335479.post-66724476245651610682013-08-15T21:01:01.305-04:002013-08-15T21:01:01.305-04:00I watched and enjoyed last season. After the firs...I watched and enjoyed last season. After the first episode this season I nearly gave up on it but I'm glad I didn't. The dialogue, always glib, is still excellent. Better even than the West Wing. Also never forget that Jeff Daniels character is a self-designated Republican, a wise choice I think. Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501998212859335778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335479.post-73580253882560935432013-08-07T18:01:09.271-04:002013-08-07T18:01:09.271-04:00Do you mean my optimistic view of idealism? I'...Do you mean my optimistic view of idealism? I'm confused. I think idealism has been improperly defined to be equated with optimism.<br /><br />Was Socrates or Plato an optimist? They were the original idealists. As opposed to, say, Rousseau. I think J-J would be improperly classified as an "idealist." Wishful thinking is not the same as idealism.Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800223850991540829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335479.post-68898779378971519232013-08-07T08:28:58.078-04:002013-08-07T08:28:58.078-04:00I respectfully disagree with your optimistic view ...I respectfully disagree with your optimistic view of realism.<br /><br />But you knew that when you wrote it.Landruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954074164878242561noreply@blogger.com