Chastity and Sophistry

David Brooks opinion (NYT July 14, 2015) regarding Hillary Clinton’s economic address of Monday July 13,2015

 “Personally I find this faith epistemologically naïve. Clinton seems to have no awareness that many of the programs she endorsed have been tried and did not work.”David Brooks

First of all I was sort of amused that David Brooks used the word epistemology, like he actually understands what epistemology is. Not!

If there is anyone on the planet who lacks in awareness regarding what is going on in the realm of politics, economics, ethics and of course, epistemology, it is David Brooks. We will not talk about “naïve”, There is no apparent chance that brother David would get it.

The hugely, obviously apparent, to anyone who is aware of practically anything at all, thing about said programs that “did not work” is first of all, they did work, are working still where they have not been derailed or gutted by the rapacious morality of the retrogressive ignoramuses who insist that they know what is good for these lazy individuals.

And second of all, this statement, “According to the Congressional Budget Office, raising the minimum wage to even $10.10 an hour would increase pay for millions of workers, but would cost roughly 500,000 jobs.”  This statement was made in February of 2014 of what might happen by 2016. This was a projected guess. It did not happen is not happening. In fact employment is up and continuing in that direction. It was a projection, a guess, not a statement of fact. If David were epistemologically hip, he would KNOW this.

His closing remark “Clinton’s unchastened faith in the power of government planning is not shared by most voters.” So, those who have faith in the Government of the people, by the people for the people to run the Nation, which is what Hillary is talking about, are immoral, impure and not decent.

Well thanks David Brooks for keeping us epistemologically informed and pure in our minds. Another cup of Kool aide anyone?