tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post3876781157996675004..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: An old sadnessSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-83581860487882256232016-09-26T20:01:56.501-04:002016-09-26T20:01:56.501-04:00Straw man, come on. There is a middle ground, whi...Straw man, come on. There is a middle ground, which is by far the best spot. Capitalism is useful. However, a strong government that ensures rights for those in the weakest positions and has serious taxation on the wealthy to equalize things to some extent keeps the incentives to succeed in place but prevents extreme inequality. Nobody needs billions of dollars, and incentives at that level are worthless. Letting people earn enough to be millionaires is good, billionaires, not so much.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-51357479296490243282016-09-26T16:51:22.893-04:002016-09-26T16:51:22.893-04:00isn't that capitalism at work? Given upbringi...isn't that capitalism at work? Given upbringing has plenty to play into direction of life, but could have just as easily been one of the servants in the position of Pellatt if they chose to go in that direction... Are you looking to have everyone cast the same standard issue grey clothing and off to North Korea?<br /><br />Appreciate the read(s) all the same - just my take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-37921300239936024712016-09-25T21:58:33.032-04:002016-09-25T21:58:33.032-04:00This wasn't the post I expected from the title...This wasn't the post I expected from the title; it's better. (I thought you were going to lament how it isn't kept up like it used to be, the gift shop is poky, the feeling of the place is sad).<br />I remember learning about servants and moneyed classes in junior school. I understood the inequity without it being taught.<br /><br />You've hit on one of the challenges if modern museum and culture curation: how can we introduce information and artifacts in a way which relays the facts, puts those items in a historical context while recognizing the post modern perspective ? Interactive exhibits with a narrative seem to be in vogue. An example is "Terry Fox: Running into the heart of a nation", a museum exhibition in honour of the 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.com