tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post6690052721951947744..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: Obama Backs DictatorSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-36036668416167078132011-02-08T14:31:56.244-06:002011-02-08T14:31:56.244-06:00Preconditions for consensus? What kind of Newspeak...Preconditions for consensus? What kind of Newspeak is that?<br /><br />The precondition for consensus is consensus. Lots of people would like to "steer" it.<br /><br />Hosni Mubarak is just one of those - one who, for the moment, happens to be "in office." <br /><br />Mubarak has nothing to do with steering consensus. And neither does his "office." Nor anyone else's office, either.N. Joseph Pottsnoreply@blogger.com