It is the condescending style of one the most liberal newspapers in US that I resent.
When Barry Bonds supposedly took steroids, we knew about Balco, Ponti, syringes and angry ex-wives, in excruciating details. Oh, never mind the allegations weren’t proven, the league,obviously,unable to suspend him. When Manny Ramirez did it, (yeah, he actually got caught and suspended for 50 games) the details were murkier and leading towards innocence “it was some kind of woman’s growth hormone, really” “he can still play on the All-Star game” and, WHILE SUSPENDED, he was able to play for the Dodgers’ farm team, somewhere in New Mexico.
Same thing with this story. There is a part of America that New York Times just isn’t going to understand. Period. Why report on it, if you’re not even going to try? To hammer down a point on your faithful? Well, they are there already!
A Prius isn’t going to get it done on the farm. Need a Ford. Or a Chevy. Something with oomph, that is able to carry livestock and hay. Just facts of life.There are more churches in Los Angeles or New York City than there are in the entire state of Kentucky. There are more guns in one district of LA than in Kentucky and the neighboring states combined.
This excerpt tells the whole story:
“The pioneer spirit suffused a 90-minute program staged by Ken Pagano, the pastor of the Assembly of God church, for whom God, guns and America are a package deal.
“But for a deep-seated belief in God and firearms, this country would not be here today,” Mr. Pagano declared from the church’s pulpit. ”
It is the same story when it comes to armchair sociologists, anthropologists or theorists of religion.
As I said before, the cushy office and the morning latte cannot help in understanding real cultural, religious or anthropological space.
What is really interesting is that Orientalism ( the academic invention of the Orient) has an equivalent in what I like to call Americanism ( the academic invention of deep America). Both of them share the fallacy of academic contempt for “simple ” life.
I can bet that in 4 years I spoke with simple folks around America more than a tenured professor of sociology. I am still learning about America(s) while the profs know already all there is to know. Intellectual myopia and a smug attitude- very detrimental to the real scientific work in social sciences.
The Church of God with Signs Following is famous for snake handling during the service.
It is a part of deep America. Should it be studied from an university office? Could it be academically treated without going there? I do not think so.
Do you think that a smug prof could be accepted by this type of folks? Again, I am doubtful
All the good books on the subject ( and they are some) were written by researchers with cojones who actually went there. That is the way. The good and kosher way to do science. In my book anyway.
More so, it is the fallacy of today’s academia and media to understand the intricacies of the “simple” non-coastal American life. To them, they represent a 1994 Chevy, gas-guzzler, antiquated, backwards, God-AND-gun lovin’ polluting shit-smelling creatures, unworthy of a “real” conversation…in other words, second class citizenry, EXACTLY the bullshit they pretend not to preach to the youth…
genial:
Another interesting thing. In modern academia, the African -Asian-South American worker is respected and praised ( nothing wrong with that, on the contrary) while the American worker is either the subject of a condescending gaze or re-created/ imagined as a bizarre insect pinned and framed under a theoretical glass. Don’t you find something strange in this picture. I kind of do.
Bai, nu stiu cum se face, dar la pompieri in NYC nu se prea inghesuie nimeni in afara de “white males”. Nu i-am vazut niciodata pe distinsii “Reverends” incercand sa rezolve aceasta acuta problema rasiala si sa-i trimita pe ai lor sa stinga flacarile…
I’m all fired up! Why the h-e-double-l isn’t the movie Che in any store? The only place is Block-freakin-buster, for rent? WTH?
Cand intreb de el parca intreb de adresa lu Spiderman sau nr. de telefon a lui Clark Kent…
@socio
As fi vrut sa ma simt mult mai bine dupa proba asta! Sunt fericita ca s-a dus, dar nu multumita de ce am facut!
A fost oarecum rezonabil subiectul, dar…!
S-a dus si informatica, de data mai bine ca pana acum! Mai am la geografie!
Azi ne-au intraziat subiectele aproape 3 ore! Au inceput proba in jur de 12! Le-a picat server-ul de la minister!
Multumesc pentru incurajari!
Break Hewitt si 2-2 la seturi in ultimul sfert de la Wimbledon, impotriva lui Roddick.
Invingatorul va juca semifinala cu Murray, in cealalta semifinala Federer – Haas.
@doc: vazut Che. intens si bun. Soderbergh a facut treaba buna, iar Benicio e super ca Che. Se pare ca producatorii au un acord cu Blockbuster si filmul nu va fi lansat pe DVD decat peste 2 luni- pana atunci e exclusivitate Blockbuster. Pacat, imi doream (si doresc) sa-l am.
iunie 29, 2009 at 1:25 am
una din piesele mele favorite…incredibila.
iunie 29, 2009 at 5:44 am
@ tatiku
Absolut de acord.
iunie 29, 2009 at 7:59 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/us/29guns.html?_r=1&ref=us
Only in Kentucky!
Oare sa fie o coincidenta faptul ca orasul Louisville e considerat printre cele mai sigure din US? 
iunie 29, 2009 at 9:16 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7VHzFJ4cc
Saptamana frumoasa tuturor!
iunie 29, 2009 at 9:43 am
@ doc
It is the condescending style of one the most liberal newspapers in US that I resent.
When Barry Bonds supposedly took steroids, we knew about Balco, Ponti, syringes and angry ex-wives, in excruciating details. Oh, never mind the allegations weren’t proven, the league,obviously,unable to suspend him. When Manny Ramirez did it, (yeah, he actually got caught and suspended for 50 games) the details were murkier and leading towards innocence “it was some kind of woman’s growth hormone, really” “he can still play on the All-Star game” and, WHILE SUSPENDED, he was able to play for the Dodgers’ farm team, somewhere in New Mexico.
Same thing with this story. There is a part of America that New York Times just isn’t going to understand. Period. Why report on it, if you’re not even going to try? To hammer down a point on your faithful? Well, they are there already!
A Prius isn’t going to get it done on the farm. Need a Ford. Or a Chevy. Something with oomph, that is able to carry livestock and hay. Just facts of life.There are more churches in Los Angeles or New York City than there are in the entire state of Kentucky. There are more guns in one district of LA than in Kentucky and the neighboring states combined.
This excerpt tells the whole story:
“The pioneer spirit suffused a 90-minute program staged by Ken Pagano, the pastor of the Assembly of God church, for whom God, guns and America are a package deal.
“But for a deep-seated belief in God and firearms, this country would not be here today,” Mr. Pagano declared from the church’s pulpit. ”
Ufff
iunie 29, 2009 at 10:06 am
genial:
It is the same story when it comes to armchair sociologists, anthropologists or theorists of religion.
As I said before, the cushy office and the morning latte cannot help in understanding real cultural, religious or anthropological space.
What is really interesting is that Orientalism ( the academic invention of the Orient) has an equivalent in what I like to call Americanism ( the academic invention of deep America). Both of them share the fallacy of academic contempt for “simple ” life.
I can bet that in 4 years I spoke with simple folks around America more than a tenured professor of sociology. I am still learning about America(s) while the profs know already all there is to know. Intellectual myopia and a smug attitude- very detrimental to the real scientific work in social sciences.
iunie 29, 2009 at 10:18 am
genial:
Take a look at this:
http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=14917
The Church of God with Signs Following is famous for snake handling during the service.
It is a part of deep America. Should it be studied from an university office? Could it be academically treated without going there? I do not think so.
Do you think that a smug prof could be accepted by this type of folks? Again, I am doubtful
All the good books on the subject ( and they are some) were written by researchers with cojones who actually went there. That is the way. The good and kosher way to do science. In my book anyway.
iunie 29, 2009 at 10:44 am
@ doc
More so, it is the fallacy of today’s academia and media to understand the intricacies of the “simple” non-coastal American life. To them, they represent a 1994 Chevy, gas-guzzler, antiquated, backwards, God-AND-gun lovin’ polluting shit-smelling creatures, unworthy of a “real” conversation…in other words, second class citizenry, EXACTLY the bullshit they pretend not to preach to the youth…
iunie 29, 2009 at 10:52 am
@ socio
Saptamana frumoasa si tie!
iunie 29, 2009 at 10:54 am
genial:
Another interesting thing. In modern academia, the African -Asian-South American worker is respected and praised ( nothing wrong with that, on the contrary) while the American worker is either the subject of a condescending gaze or re-created/ imagined as a bizarre insect pinned and framed under a theoretical glass. Don’t you find something strange in this picture. I kind of do.
iunie 29, 2009 at 11:06 am
@ doc
Well….
iunie 29, 2009 at 11:16 am
genial:
I am still trying to wrap my mind around the “white male construction workers” concept!
iunie 29, 2009 at 11:57 am
@ doc
Next time when you’ll see me, I’ll show it to you, at the fabrication shop
iunie 29, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Hai salut!
Bai, nu stiu cum se face, dar la pompieri in NYC nu se prea inghesuie nimeni in afara de “white males”. Nu i-am vazut niciodata pe distinsii “Reverends” incercand sa rezolve aceasta acuta problema rasiala si sa-i trimita pe ai lor sa stinga flacarile…
iunie 29, 2009 at 2:05 pm
O saptamana buna va doresc!
iunie 29, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Buna seara tuturor
Asadar Goian nu mai vrea la Steaua, Adrian Cristea la Dinamo si Bornescu la Craiova.
iunie 30, 2009 at 1:46 am
Justice is served
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090629_479214.htm
iunie 30, 2009 at 1:47 am
genial
Eu astept pana cand Sydney si Malkin nu or sa mai vrea la Penguins si or sa insiste sa vina la Montreal
iunie 30, 2009 at 2:26 am
I’m all fired up! Why the h-e-double-l isn’t the movie Che in any store? The only place is Block-freakin-buster, for rent? WTH?
Cand intreb de el parca intreb de adresa lu Spiderman sau nr. de telefon a lui Clark Kent…
iunie 30, 2009 at 2:41 am
sa fie doar un zvon?
http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-2/implant-alb-rosu-144977.html
iunie 30, 2009 at 6:04 am
@ doc
Absolutely!
iunie 30, 2009 at 6:05 am
@ doc
Ramane de vazut ce va face the beer dude with his prized jewel
iunie 30, 2009 at 6:07 am
@ tatiku
Walter e sufletist si corect. Va fi ok, daca e adevarat
iunie 30, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Pavel/Tecau-Moodie/Norman 6-3,3-6,4-6 si 6-6 in setul 4
http://live24sports.tk/
@all: Salutare!
iunie 30, 2009 at 6:31 pm
7-6 pentru ai nostri
iunie 30, 2009 at 8:15 pm
12-14 in setul 5
iunie 30, 2009 at 8:15 pm
buna seara tuturor…
iunie 30, 2009 at 9:22 pm
@ all
Salutare! Ati vazut asta?
http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/denis-alibec-in-primul-rand-ma-intereseaza-sa-joc-nu-doar-sa-fiu-legitimat-la-inter-milano-145012.html
iunie 30, 2009 at 9:32 pm
mara: cum a fost la mate?
iunie 30, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Buna seara!
@socio
As fi vrut sa ma simt mult mai bine dupa proba asta! Sunt fericita ca s-a dus, dar nu multumita de ce am facut!
A fost oarecum rezonabil subiectul, dar…!
iunie 30, 2009 at 10:22 pm
mara: nu-i nimic, calificarea se joaca pana la ultimul meci
Bafta in continuare!
iunie 30, 2009 at 10:26 pm
socio
mi-a placut 
O incurajare mai frumoasa nu se putea
Mara
Multa bafta!
all
Buna seara!
iunie 30, 2009 at 10:33 pm
@socio
Multumesc mult pt incurajari!
iulie 1, 2009 at 12:48 am
@mara
Daca socio ar fi avut dubii, ar fi intins plasa.
N-a facut-o.
iulie 1, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Buna ziua!
S-a dus si informatica, de data mai bine ca pana acum!
Mai am la geografie!
Azi ne-au intraziat subiectele aproape 3 ore! Au inceput proba in jur de 12! Le-a picat server-ul de la minister!
Multumesc pentru incurajari!
iulie 1, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Hai Mara!
salutare tuturor
iulie 1, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Salut!
Break Hewitt si 2-2 la seturi in ultimul sfert de la Wimbledon, impotriva lui Roddick.
Invingatorul va juca semifinala cu Murray, in cealalta semifinala Federer – Haas.
Mai vorbim, am putina treaba.
Go Mara, Go !
iulie 1, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Roddick 6-4, some time ago, sorry
iulie 1, 2009 at 10:56 pm
@DD
Salve, Om bun.
Masa e intinsa. Doar cu fata de masa, dar se rezolva si asta
iulie 2, 2009 at 3:20 am
@doc: vazut Che. intens si bun. Soderbergh a facut treaba buna, iar Benicio e super ca Che. Se pare ca producatorii au un acord cu Blockbuster si filmul nu va fi lansat pe DVD decat peste 2 luni- pana atunci e exclusivitate Blockbuster. Pacat, imi doream (si doresc) sa-l am.
iulie 2, 2009 at 3:28 am
@GA: breaking news: Cristi Borcea anunta ca “tragem la titlu”.
desi nu-s dinamovist, eu credeam ca Dinamo tot timpul trage la titlu. silly me…
iulie 2, 2009 at 9:07 am
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