tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post2953970166003160976..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Chris Dillow — Reactionary Postmodernismmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-38798163367818692152012-09-28T08:49:50.261-04:002012-09-28T08:49:50.261-04:00The failure to challenge blatant falsehoods is inh...The failure to challenge blatant falsehoods is inherent in all societies because members of all societies throughout history have been cursed by the Overton Window phenomenon: that’s the inability to think outside a small range of ideas.<br /><br />People living in Ancient Egypt would have been allowed to discuss whether large pyramids were better than small pyramids. But if you’d suggested that all pyramids were a waste of time, you’d probably have been arrested.<br />Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-69614930775965512272012-09-27T19:03:20.345-04:002012-09-27T19:03:20.345-04:00This is a good observation: "the Overton wind...This is a good observation: "the Overton window has shifted so far away from rational policy discussion that blatant falsehoods not only do not provoke <b>the derision they deserve</b>, but actually go unchallenged."<br /><br />rspMatt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.com