Political Theory

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Kakugo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:10:13 GMT

Having been involved in politics for many years I can tell you a few facts.

Professional cameramen and photographers will always be on the lookout for interesting characters. They may be a couple of attractive young women or a man holding a particularly amusing sign. Believe me, I've been at secessionist rallies with over 100.000 persons in attendance and photographers and cameramen always seemed more interested in the obviously inebriated gentleman dressed up as a Gaul from the Asterix comic books than in a huge crowd of absolutely ordinary persons. Then the aforementioned gentleman was not-so-cunningly used by the sycophantic media to portray us all as drunken idiots.

Interestingly enough the only time I went to a secessionist rally with a really nice woman (long story, don't ask because i won't answer) she was completely ignored by the media swarming over the place looking for "colorful" characters. When I saw that episode of The Simpsons where Homer is subjected to a ridiculous montage after being accused of sexual harassment I laughed for two weeks because it's all so true!

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

wilderness — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:43:15 GMT

Smiling Dave:

A thought occured to me, tying to together a few threads here.

1. There was a thread about how this site is a bit of a sausage factory.

2. Wolf just started a thread wondering what is the best thing we can do to further our movement.

3. We have here the Babe theory of Revolution.

OK all you trained logicians, put it all together.

that's cause my babe is already with me in the revolution being that I'm married.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Giant_Joe — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:08:59 GMT

Smiling Dave:

A thought occured to me, tying to together a few threads here.

1. There was a thread about how this site is a bit of a sausage factory.

2. Wolf just started a thread wondering what is the best thing we can do to further our movement.

3. We have here the Babe theory of Revolution.

OK all you trained logicians, put it all together.

You know, I'm don't really have the tendency to go after women or date them much, even though many of them have tried to win me. Maybe I can use that to my advantage and spread more libertarianism! :D (among other things)

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Nielsio — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:50:28 GMT

Smiling Dave:

A thought occured to me, tying to together a few threads here.

1. There was a thread about how this site is a bit of a sausage factory.

2. Wolf just started a thread wondering what is the best thing we can do to further our movement.

3. We have here the Babe theory of Revolution.

OK all you trained logicians, put it all together.

The Mises Institute is way ahead of you.

http://picasaweb.google.com/MisesInstitute/LifeAtTheMisesInstitute#5392938741859106434

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Zach_the_Lizard — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:53:06 GMT

Smiling Dave:

A thought occured to me, tying to together a few threads here.

1. There was a thread about how this site is a bit of a sausage factory.

2. Wolf just started a thread wondering what is the best thing we can do to further our movement.

3. We have here the Babe theory of Revolution.

OK all you trained logicians, put it all together.

We need to get laid and modify our offspring to be hot libertarian women? Query: How does one get laid? My neural net indicates that there is a human ritual called 'dating,' but I have been unable to discover any pattern or logic in in. My net does indicate that alcohol may be involved, but I do not know how.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Smiling Dave — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:25 GMT

A thought occured to me, tying to together a few threads here.

1. There was a thread about how this site is a bit of a sausage factory.

2. Wolf just started a thread wondering what is the best thing we can do to further our movement.

3. We have here the Babe theory of Revolution.

OK all you trained logicians, put it all together.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Smiling Dave — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:41:07 GMT

I'm loving this whole thread.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

hayekianxyz — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:31:09 GMT

Prashanth Perumal:
This explains the fundamental nonsense this theory is based upon.

I don't know if it's nonsense, what I do know is that if data weren't so difficult to come by there'd be an awesome paper just waiting to be written.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Prashanth Perumal — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:53:02 GMT

ladyattis:

I thought this video was quite interesting and it does raise an interesting point. What's your opinion on it?

The not-so-beautiful women who protest for causes hardly make it to the covers of magazines or newspaper pieces. This explains the fundamental nonsense this theory is based upon.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Cabal — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:45:03 GMT

Nielsio:

http://www.zazzle.com/libertarians_do_it_without_coercion_tshirt-235890037353195393

and

http://www.zazzle.com/libertarians_t_shirt-235375935726335523

Lol that's awesome. It reminds me of those pistachio commercials.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Joe — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:42:26 GMT

JosephBright:

Regardless, I think the world would be better off with more libertarian babes (or indeed, more libertarian women altogether).

and how

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Nielsio — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:41:05 GMT

http://www.zazzle.com/libertarians_do_it_without_coercion_tshirt-235890037353195393

and

http://www.zazzle.com/libertarians_t_shirt-235375935726335523

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

Valject — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:05:17 GMT

JosephBright:

Or it could be that attractive women make for more photogenic subjects at political events, and that they are easier to spot in a crowd by photographers looking for "the shot."

Regardless, I think the world would be better off with more libertarian babes (or indeed, more libertarian women altogether).

Nah. That's subjective. I always go for the piccy of the gentleman with the gnarled expression and the physical defect. Low comedy, but effective advertising.

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

JosephBright — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:25:13 GMT

Or it could be that attractive women make for more photogenic subjects at political events, and that they are easier to spot in a crowd by photographers looking for "the shot."

Regardless, I think the world would be better off with more libertarian babes (or indeed, more libertarian women altogether).

Re: The Babe Theory of Political Movements - Interesting

ladyattis — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:01:00 GMT

Nielsio:

ladyattis:

Did you even watch the entire video? Because he points that out, I suggest you *listen* before making a blanket judgment.

I got bored after 6 minutes or so. If he pointed that out then I don't really see what his remaining point would be.

It was more or less there's something else that could be used to illustrate the point that the babes are like everyone else that are discerning a change in the political landscape and thus they're more like canaries/indicators than causation of the movement.