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To: LindyBill who wrote (54025)	7/13/2004 3:58:27 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 793620

I don't care for the stream-of-consciousness style that the blog format encourages. I suppose it might work if you stuck with one blog for some time, something I've never been able to do. I always feel like I'm reading half-finished casual thoughts. If I read the published work of someone like Drezner, for example, I get a finished product. He has chosen a subject, thought about it extensively, done his homework, and spent a fair bit of time ensuring that this is really what he wants to say about that topic. There's a completeness and a symmetry to the published work that is lacking in the blog writing. I also find that the complete control that the individual blogger has over blog content often results in the ego taking control, especially if the blogger develops an audience. An extreme example would be the public wankery of someone like den Beste. I think the discussion format, at its best, produces a higher level of thinking.

To: LindyBill who wrote (54025)	7/13/2004 4:26:02 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793620

I noticed this comment on Barnett's page... ...the world needs a rule set here that’s very much like that of America’s and the world certainly needs America’s support in making it happen, but in the end it cannot be solely from America. Again, our participation is necessary but not sufficient. It seems to me that the single greatest obstacle to the development of global "rule sets" at this point is America's refusal to be bound by rules. This is a serious problem, especially where trade is concerned: if one power refuses to abide by the rules, or refuses even to acknowledge rules, there can be no rules. At that point things begin to break down. There are times when rules change. When that happens, those who believe change to be necessary must justify their belief, and propose new rules to which they are willing to submit. That's an issue that's been neglected by Americans, and not all of the concern among other nations is illegitimate.