Comments on: Dr. Greenspan’s amazing invisible thesis http://polizeros.com/2008/04/11/dr-greenspans-amazing-invisible-thesis/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: RedCharlie http://polizeros.com/2008/04/11/dr-greenspans-amazing-invisible-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-151723 RedCharlie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:48:25 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/04/11/dr-greenspans-amazing-invisible-thesis/#comment-151723 George Orwell put it best, "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity." (from "Politics and the English Language" at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm ) "I’ve never understood why Greenspan was held in such high regard" Hardly anyone understood Greenspan, period. A radio show, IIRC, "The Motley Fool," even had a game where contestants tried to figure out what Greenspan was saying. They didn't succeed that often. Why was Greenspan so deliberately obtuse? Auerbach may give us more detail but Orwell hits the nail on the head. Now that we find that his economic boom has no clothes, let us not be too surprised that Greenspan the man is rather skimpily clad himself. George Orwell put it best, “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” (from “Politics and the English Language” at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm )

“I’ve never understood why Greenspan was held in such high regard” Hardly anyone understood Greenspan, period. A radio show, IIRC, “The Motley Fool,” even had a game where contestants tried to figure out what Greenspan was saying. They didn’t succeed that often.

Why was Greenspan so deliberately obtuse? Auerbach may give us more detail but Orwell hits the nail on the head. Now that we find that his economic boom has no clothes, let us not be too surprised that Greenspan the man is rather skimpily clad himself.

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