tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post7032002107547652995..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Notes from a once and future reformerJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-7225741916647180412014-05-16T10:20:28.673-04:002014-05-16T10:20:28.673-04:00"Imagine you're in a bad pulp novel, capt..."Imagine you're in a bad pulp novel, captured by a cult that celebrates every full moon by sacrificing a half dozen virgins to a giant cabbage. You escape, free a group of dissidents and lead them to safety, only to find out they want to substitute a rutabaga for the cabbage and go for a full dozen virgins."<br /><br />Considering how fast the movement got so corrupted, and how flat-out dishonest the leaders are, I don't think that it was a matter of them 'becoming' corrupt. I now think that the the whole idea was to privatize the system, and to loot it.Barry DeCiccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735814736387033844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-82688592858737237832010-08-11T22:34:05.200-04:002010-08-11T22:34:05.200-04:00Education is an area that attracts "Monday mo...Education is an area that attracts "Monday morning quarterbacking" more than most professions. People presume that major issues can be solved by simple and obvious concerns (which would only make sense if teachers were malicious).Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.com