Comments on: Sobering thought of the day http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/02/11/sobering-thought-of-the-day/ Same old blog, brand new place Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:14:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alan Kellogg http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/02/11/sobering-thought-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-26727 Alan Kellogg Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:40:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/02/11/sobering-thought-of-the-day/#comment-26727 Looks to me like the Iraqi are working out their social contract. The insurgents now realize that the old regime isn't coming back, so now they're working with the government to establish the new one. One day 'bout a century ago and Englishman and an American enter a small industrial town and come across a scene of carnage and mayhem. There's blood in the streets, bodies everywhere, people yelling and fighting, the sound of gunfire and the whack of clubs on heads. Aghast the Brit asks, "Is this a revolution?" The Yank takes a look and replies, "Nope." "A riot?" "No." "What is it then?" "Negotiations." Looks to me like the Iraqi are working out their social contract. The insurgents now realize that the old regime isn’t coming back, so now they’re working with the government to establish the new one.

One day ’bout a century ago and Englishman and an American enter a small industrial town and come across a scene of carnage and mayhem. There’s blood in the streets, bodies everywhere, people yelling and fighting, the sound of gunfire and the whack of clubs on heads.

Aghast the Brit asks, “Is this a revolution?”

The Yank takes a look and replies, “Nope.”

“A riot?”

“No.”

“What is it then?”

“Negotiations.”

]]> By: Chip http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/02/11/sobering-thought-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-26636 Chip Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:16:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/02/11/sobering-thought-of-the-day/#comment-26636 Doc Most interesting I try to keep up with both John & Tom Correspond once in a while That duet would be interesting to see Note that Tom's 2005 "briefing" is on TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks Ciao Chip Doc

Most interesting
I try to keep up with both John & Tom
Correspond once in a while

That duet would be interesting to see
Note that Tom’s 2005 “briefing” is on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks

Ciao
Chip

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