Topic: Economics
What Does "Unexpectedly" Mean? Lately I've seen the word used in so many headlines about things that have been expected, have been predicted and have been shown by history to be inevitable that I have to wonder exactly what the people who write those headlines think the word means.by Jahfre Fire Eater
(libertarian)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
This poor word seems to have lost its definition. As in today's headline:
Lately I've seen the word used in so many headlines about things that have been expected, have been predicted and have been shown by history to be inevitable that I have to wonder exactly what the people who write those headlines think the word means.
The Austrian school of economics has been expecting and predicting these things for most of a century. Ron Paul based his presidential campaign on expecting and predicting these things. The book, Empire of Debt, explains how these things happen and show where they have happened over and over and over throughout history.
Anyone interested in finding out who expected and predicted these events would easily discover thousands of references for sources spanning decades.
I just shake my head and counter with the great line from The Princess Bride, Inconceivable!
-Jahfre Fire Eater
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"Unexpectedly" would be finding that one of your articles really had some content to it and not a lot of false claims. "Unexpectedly" would be having Mrs. Fire Eater write something of her own to let us comment on it as she occasionally comments on ours.
As lame and meaningless as your lament about the word "unexpectedly" is, the phrase "I just can't understand why" this or that keeps happening certainly supercedes it. People act the way they do BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO. The only mysteries about why people don't behave the way you ~ and many others on this website ~ think they should is because you are not a part of the VAST MAJORITY who REJECT your ideas.
Anyone who quotes the Princess Bride as a source of wisdom or insight probably also looks to Aladdin, Shrek, and Ariel for intellectual scholarship. Or is it Pinocchio who's your favorite?
I read the views and opinions of individuals with whom I disagree for the same reason that I listen to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Fox News ~ so that I KNOW WHAT THE ENEMY IS DOING!
You, on the other hand, are probably one of those people who don't read opposing views because you think you already know all the answers. If I haven't a sufficient answer to rebuttal the views with which I am opposed, then maybe I don't have a sufficient reason to oppose them.
Try thinking about it, Charlie, my man. You may find that I'm making a point from which you should learn something.
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