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justinhahn

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  Politics

  response to  Chalmers Johnson's post It’s Time to Flee the Country

  that's the whole reason America is over there

  I don't see what's so bad about this. "...more regions, tribes, or towns will turn to their own leaders—instead of to the elected national officials—for protection..."

  it's either this, or a strong federal government wielding control over a gigantic swatch of jerrymandered lands. i think we all know about the British and their "let's just draw some arbitrary lines" fiasco. i think we know how that worked out for the Kurds in "northern Iraq" and for Kuwait.

  i think we also know what a strong federal government means for individual liberty and the growth of fascism.

  so, really, what's wrong with this?

  seems to me that acceptance that a strong federal government needed to be installed -- and now propped up -- is what is keeping the US in Iraq.

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  Commented on April 22, 2008 by - justinhahn

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  Education

  response to  Anne Trubek's post Stop Teaching Handwriting

  slowing down is good

  in response to "myexcuse," slowing down is a good thing. and being able to slow down one's thoughts is a good thing as well.
  so your son can't type 140 wpm. this isn't always a problem. in fact, it could be a good thing. if he can't type as fast as he thinks, then perhaps it's because he thinks too fast.
  i had that problem. i blamed it for a lot of my academic failings. do you know how i fixed it? i slowed down my thinking when it came to writing.
  now my writing is better. instead of blurting out whatever i feel, i revise before i write it.
  yeah, he's a little kid. and rambunctiousness has its place. but not in an essay. who was that said good writing is an overflow of powerful emotions remembered in tranquility? 140 wpm is hardly tranquility.

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  Commented on February 14, 2008 by - justinhahn

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  Living

  response to  Adam Leith Gollner and Rob Di Ieso's post The Next Sushi

  ethical?

  how is eating little fish ethical or sustainable?
  since most of the big fish of the oceans have been fished out, just move on to the next best thing -- and fish them out, too?

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  Commented on February 14, 2008 by - justinhahn

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  Education

  response to  Anne Trubek's post Stop Teaching Handwriting

  many professors need to take a refresher in handwriting

  i just finished 5 years of college. and let me tell you, handwriting is still a necessary tool of civilization. i wrote inclass essays, i filled out endless forms, i responded to teacher's comments.
  writing is necessary.
  now i'm a teacher, and i write more than ever. on the board, on students' papers, in official memoranda. the list goes on. and i know from experience that my handwriting -- especially as comments on papers or as notes on the board -- means a great deal to my students.
  if you think handwriting is obsolete, go to class tomorrow and ask your students to take notes without a pen.

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  Commented on February 12, 2008 by - justinhahn