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In which we travel into interesting waters . . . (for a fairly long trip, so be prepared) Dr. King's 1968 book, Where do we go from here: chaos or community? , is profound in that it criticizes anti-poverty programs for their piecemeal approach, as John Schlosberg of the Center for a Stateless Society [C4SS] observes: King noted that the antipoverty programs of the time “proceeded from a premise that poverty is a consequence of multiple evils,” with separate programs each dedicated to individual issues such as education and housing. Though in his view “none of these remedies in itself is unsound,” they “all have a fatal disadvantage” of being “piecemeal,” with their implementation having “fluctuated at the whims of legislative bodies” or been “entangled in bureaucratic stalling.” The result is that “fragmentary and spasmodic reforms have failed to reach down to the profoundest needs of the poor.” Such single-issue approaches also have “another common failing — ...
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He didn't have to admit anything, but he did. He also added the link to DP.
Changing the tone in the DE blogosphere won't be easy, especially since there are those - on both sides - that love to fan the flames.
Imagine if there was a 30 minute waiting period between writing a comment and posting? (Not advocating that, btw!) Most flame wars are caused by spontaneous responses and a quick submit finger.
From my own experience I can honestly say that the posts I regret the most are the ones I've fired off in the heat of the moment. Sometimes posts, and comments, need time to mature.
Credit where credit is due, Anonymous.
I guess having all your commenters being your fellow bloggers got tiresome.
A little mea culpa from Cassandra would be nice. As.If.