tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post6025259233500800940..comments2023-10-11T02:51:41.729-05:00Comments on Voices in My Head: Is Beaurocracy Evil? Is Evil Beaurocratic?Tobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-31476551264268990562009-02-16T09:34:00.000-06:002009-02-16T09:34:00.000-06:00Ooops. Meant to write "The Amber Spyglass".Ooops. Meant to write "The Amber Spyglass".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323193561914080296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-47455637104979260882009-02-16T09:33:00.000-06:002009-02-16T09:33:00.000-06:00I know it's been a long time since you posted this...I know it's been a long time since you posted this, but I hope you haven't been put off reading "The Golden Compass". To be honest, it feels a bit rushed and I can't help but feel that it ought to have been two books. Nevertheless, I think you'll be surprised when God finally shows up...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323193561914080296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-30106481631876921292008-09-21T09:57:00.000-05:002008-09-21T09:57:00.000-05:00I would be more offended by such nitpicking were i...I would be more offended by such nitpicking were it not one of my favorite hobbies.Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-11557919887093401112008-09-21T09:08:00.000-05:002008-09-21T09:08:00.000-05:00>E-Kvetcher: bureaucracy, like embarassing, is ...>E-Kvetcher: bureaucracy, like embarassing, is one of those words that I constantly use, and always with a nagging suspicion that I am doing it totally wrong.<BR/><BR/>Tobie, I happen to be cursed with some type of photographic memory thing which makes misspellings be highlighted when I read them. Unfortunately, I do not have true photographic memory which would allow me instant recall of anything I read, nor really a good conventional memory at all, which seems to have dwindled to almost nothing in my 30's. And I didn't even indulge in drug use as a youth!<BR/><BR/>Take heart that, like wearing a tie, orthography is just a social convention, invented by bureaucrats, and do not be embarrassed by stray comments from thoughtless commenters who focus on the skin of the post and ignore the seeds within.e-kvetcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235994048517019317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-65363378438893402262008-09-21T02:47:00.000-05:002008-09-21T02:47:00.000-05:00E-Kvetcher: bureaucracy, like embarassing, is one ...E-Kvetcher: bureaucracy, like embarassing, is one of those words that I constantly use, and always with a nagging suspicion that I am doing it totally wrong.<BR/><BR/>Izgad: I don't know that Screwtape's hunger for human souls is that different from any traditional devil. The bureaucracy doesn't cause the evilness, it justs gives him a framework in which to function. Pulsing beneath this veneer of politeness- which is the socialization caused by the bureaucracy- is this layer of just plain nasty. <BR/><BR/>Anon- thanks!Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-48702664860401685362008-09-20T23:57:00.000-05:002008-09-20T23:57:00.000-05:00Boy, you guys are picky. As with your others, gre...Boy, you guys are picky. <BR/><BR/>As with your others, great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-73967144966732251372008-09-19T15:39:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:39:00.000-05:00It is Philip Pullman with one "l."A very thoughtfu...It is Philip Pullman with one "l."<BR/><BR/>A very thoughtful piece. My thinking about Screwtape is that he is not "evil" but a bureaucrat. He is not out to get humans simply for the fun of it but because he needs them for food and because capturing them helps maintain his position in Hell and even allows him to move "down" in the hierarchy. <BR/>In a sense Screwtape is not all that different from any human simply going about their job. This is what makes Screwtape such a powerful character.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-2361422478824499502008-09-18T23:10:00.000-05:002008-09-18T23:10:00.000-05:00Every time you misspell 'bureaucracy', i have a vi...Every time you misspell 'bureaucracy', i have a vision of something ruled by french butter sauces.e-kvetcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235994048517019317noreply@blogger.com