July 16, 2005
In the Majority and in the Vanguard at the Same Time
by JeremyIn another must-read post, James Hamilton explains the advantages of membership in a certain old boys' network -- that fraternity of anti-Bush/anti-war/anti-capitalist stalwarts that most readers of this blog have heretofore resisted joining.
An excerpt:
...by far the most effective and universal set of views at the moment is the anti-Bush, anti-Capitalist, Kyoto, anti-Globalisation, anti-War one. Given the advantages adopting this set of views gives you, it is no surprise that they have taken off in quite the way they have.Although I don't hold any of those views myself (I think I may be the only British psychotherapist who doesn't) I don't blame anyone who does. In fact, in a real way I envy them. Holding these views does so much for a person, gives them so much extra, provides so much value, that it's only sensible to take them on if you can.
He follows by ticking off some of these fringe benefits (and, one hopes, ticking off some of the people who currently enjoy these benefits).
Read the whole thing.
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