I knew I should have added the "Judt and Burkje" part of that comment-quote. Rex referred to himself as an illiterate as far as their philosophies go. Jeez. You know what I was referring to. Trouble maker.
With the author’s recent passing in mind, I found myself going through his words with special care and intensified focus, more conscious than usual of the reader’s role in resurrecting the spirit of a writer – just as, when I write about the book, I become more poignantly aware of the convention that requires us to discuss an author’s arguments in the present tense: “Judt argues…,” one will say, as if he is holding forth in the other room or is currently on a nationwide speaking tour…
It just hit me that I wrote "Judt's calling..." as in "Judt is calling..." You're right about the convention. Glad you really are holding forth.
It is typical of bourgeois ideology – your ideology – to exclude all disturbing and disruptive externalities
If you have an extra moment, could you explain why Miguel's ideology is bourgeois? I'm confused. I understand if there's too much backstory involved to fill me in.
Also, thanks for the Judt rundown. Like Rex, I'm illiterate, but if I understand you correctly, and if I can get away with a gross simplification, Judt's calling for an authentic conservative base to balance out people like himself. Sort of? I could be projecting because that's what I would like.
CK MacLeod wrote:
Very funny. From your younger days. Hmm. The quote smells suspiciously like marijuana.
CK MacLeod wrote:
No, that was it. Not sure if the "acidification" is connected to the lower levels of oxygen issue, but from what I've read, that's the real problem.
CK MacLeod wrote:
I knew I should have added the "Judt and Burkje" part of that comment-quote. Rex referred to himself as an illiterate as far as their philosophies go. Jeez. You know what I was referring to. Trouble maker.
Asked and answered. Thank you. It's no longer topical, but my least favorite capitalist "externality" is the killing of the ocean.
Scott Miller wrote:
It just hit me that I wrote "Judt's calling..." as in "Judt is calling..." You're right about the convention. Glad you really are holding forth.
CK MacLeod wrote:
If you have an extra moment, could you explain why Miguel's ideology is bourgeois? I'm confused. I understand if there's too much backstory involved to fill me in.
Also, thanks for the Judt rundown. Like Rex, I'm illiterate, but if I understand you correctly, and if I can get away with a gross simplification, Judt's calling for an authentic conservative base to balance out people like himself. Sort of? I could be projecting because that's what I would like.