I think he published it knowing that some people here would actually care. In a nice way.
Get well soon from whatever it is.
DBC Reed
Leave the guy alone: a rare exception to the kind of right-wing pseudo intellectual who dominates this and most other blogs .
(How to be a Right wing pseudo intellectual : inscribe “Market forces will provide” on the back of you hand and consult at all times)
So Much For Subtlety
Ian B – “So anyway, like a good Libertarian I am deploying my skills where there is demand in the economy. Kind of thing.”
F&&k. He has become an advisor to the Corbyn campaign!
DBC Reed – “(How to be a Right wing pseudo intellectual : inscribe “Market forces will provide” on the back of you hand and consult at all times)”
So I guess that makes me a genuine intellectual. As the back of my hand says “Market forces will provide if you are a male Protestant of northern European extraction”.
Bloke in Germany
Are there any blogs IanB doesn’t comment on prolifically?
Ian Reid
The good news is that he will be exposed to third wave feminism in the wild, and can report back on what he sees. Plus of course his cat will get to spend more time on his own, and do as he pleases.
Mr Ecks
DBC Reed: Wasn’t attacking the man. Good to know he hasn’t died. The last bloke who dropped of the radar like that –Neil Craig–did so because he had. I have always found Ian’s comments well worth reading and hopefully there will be more on the way.
Leftists don’t write slogans on the backs of their hands DBC –mainly because they are playing themselves in a furious bout of pocket billiards 24/7.
Justin
There’s no room on the back of my hand for pithy intellectual quotes, pseudo or otherwise, as most of it is consumed with a shopping list.
Pretty stupid really, especially considering they’ll be closed this afternoon.
Richard Allan
Because god knows DBC Reed isn’t enamoured of silver bullet solutions.
Except for, you know, retail price maintenance.
Richard Allan
Dammit, brain, I meant to say *resale* price maintenance.
diogenes
Richard, you forgot Land Value Tax…with that and RPM all the woes of the world are solved, as far as DBCR is capable of perceiving the world.
Are there any blogs IanB doesn’t comment on prolifically?
Yes, Counting Cats in Zanzibar, but that’s by mutual consent with NickM of that parish after a bit of falling out over Mon Bears.
Shame as I miss IanB, who has a very different world view. Must be all of that erotica or whatever the technical term is nowa days.
GlenDorran
Mon Bears?
Ian B
Moon Bears. It’s a long and rather silly story.
I’ve really just been absorbed by offline stuff and lost track of things online. To be honest I hadn’t even realised I hadn’t been visible in my usual bloggy places for a while. As soon as I feel the need to be unjustly accused of things repellent by Ironman again, I’ll be right back.
Ian B
And thank you, it’s very nice to be worried about. I have a genuinely warm and fuzzy feeling inside now.
johnny bonk
@Ian – we heard you might be dead, glad to know you’re not.
Well, considering our worst fears… 😉
I*m certain that IanB will feel better soon and return to his usual ways. Wishing you a speedy recovery, IanB
That’ll be Tim “publishing personal information on the internet” Worstall then.
So anyway, like a good Libertarian I am deploying my skills where there is demand in the economy. Kind of thing.
So honest work has left you too ashamed to comment anywhere ?
I think he published it knowing that some people here would actually care. In a nice way.
Get well soon from whatever it is.
Leave the guy alone: a rare exception to the kind of right-wing pseudo intellectual who dominates this and most other blogs .
(How to be a Right wing pseudo intellectual : inscribe “Market forces will provide” on the back of you hand and consult at all times)
Ian B – “So anyway, like a good Libertarian I am deploying my skills where there is demand in the economy. Kind of thing.”
F&&k. He has become an advisor to the Corbyn campaign!
DBC Reed – “(How to be a Right wing pseudo intellectual : inscribe “Market forces will provide” on the back of you hand and consult at all times)”
So I guess that makes me a genuine intellectual. As the back of my hand says “Market forces will provide if you are a male Protestant of northern European extraction”.
Are there any blogs IanB doesn’t comment on prolifically?
The good news is that he will be exposed to third wave feminism in the wild, and can report back on what he sees. Plus of course his cat will get to spend more time on his own, and do as he pleases.
DBC Reed: Wasn’t attacking the man. Good to know he hasn’t died. The last bloke who dropped of the radar like that –Neil Craig–did so because he had. I have always found Ian’s comments well worth reading and hopefully there will be more on the way.
Leftists don’t write slogans on the backs of their hands DBC –mainly because they are playing themselves in a furious bout of pocket billiards 24/7.
There’s no room on the back of my hand for pithy intellectual quotes, pseudo or otherwise, as most of it is consumed with a shopping list.
Pretty stupid really, especially considering they’ll be closed this afternoon.
Because god knows DBC Reed isn’t enamoured of silver bullet solutions.
Except for, you know, retail price maintenance.
Dammit, brain, I meant to say *resale* price maintenance.
Richard, you forgot Land Value Tax…with that and RPM all the woes of the world are solved, as far as DBCR is capable of perceiving the world.
Indeed, DBCR is only half right; LVT and basic income are the silver bullet.
Yes, Counting Cats in Zanzibar, but that’s by mutual consent with NickM of that parish after a bit of falling out over Mon Bears.
Shame as I miss IanB, who has a very different world view. Must be all of that erotica or whatever the technical term is nowa days.
Mon Bears?
Moon Bears. It’s a long and rather silly story.
I’ve really just been absorbed by offline stuff and lost track of things online. To be honest I hadn’t even realised I hadn’t been visible in my usual bloggy places for a while. As soon as I feel the need to be unjustly accused of things repellent by Ironman again, I’ll be right back.
And thank you, it’s very nice to be worried about. I have a genuinely warm and fuzzy feeling inside now.
@Ian – we heard you might be dead, glad to know you’re not.
Moon Bears. It’s a long and rather silly story.
It is and to my shame I was one of the offenders.
Late to this one but good to hear Ian is OK.