[Bill,
October 26, 2008]
Jane's Law and the Transition Game
Just scanning the blogs of all political persuasions, I've noticed that everyone has stories of politically motivated violence against their supporters -- but not of their own supporters attacking the other side.
Hmm ...
Plus, there's a been a few hoaxes.
People draw conclusions that the other side is filled with thugs and they're innocent victims.
Maybe what we're really seeing is a transitional period of Jane's Law. Jane's Law, you may recall, is what Megan McArdle identified as: "The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane." Right now, with things up in the air, nobody is quite sure whether to be smug and arrogant, or insane. So, a bit of chaos right now on the edges among the less stable members of the various political parties.
Hmm ...
Plus, there's a been a few hoaxes.
People draw conclusions that the other side is filled with thugs and they're innocent victims.
Maybe what we're really seeing is a transitional period of Jane's Law. Jane's Law, you may recall, is what Megan McArdle identified as: "The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane." Right now, with things up in the air, nobody is quite sure whether to be smug and arrogant, or insane. So, a bit of chaos right now on the edges among the less stable members of the various political parties.