[lit-ideas] Re: The continuation of Realpolitik -- a counterfactual
- From: "David Wright" <wright@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 21:18:03 -0500
Irene wrote:
That doesn't sound very well thought through. I really am slow
sometimes. Care to explain?
That was a decidedly vague reference to Rube Goldberg and Agatha Christie
inspired partially by Eric's additions to the Rant list, and my own
admittedly absurd sense of humour. Primarily though, I was trying to say
that if you throw poetry or quotations my way, I'll be sure to pay
attention.
egregious defender of flavo(u)rless, colo(u)rless language,
d.
David Wright write
Quotations and poetry --you couldn't build a better mouse
trap...unless you were a Jewish Rube.
trying not to cheat,
d.
----
"The only good reason for having a beard is being too lazy to
shave."
~ Margaret Laurence
Irene wrote
So what did you think of my little game? Did you do it? A
free drink (Mike's buying) for those who got the worst poet
in the world (at least in my opinion). Another clue is
1979. But if you didn't do the matching, my feelings aren't
hurt. Much. So it's okay.
--- On Wed, 5/21/08, David Wright <wright@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: David Wright <wright@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The continuation of Realpolitik
-- a counterfactual
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 2:58 AM
Irene wrote:
"...the thing we desperately need to do is find energy,
real quick. The ole King isn't coming up with it, and
jet fighters don't fly without it and Humvees don't run
without it, not to mention your car or mine. We also
need to husband water like crazy and we're wasting the
same as ever."
I agree with your sentiment, Irene, with one exception.
Finding energy might make a country strong, but then I
favour (new) humanism (a la Silo) over nationalism.
Instead of finding more energy, we must curb our
enthusiasm for consumption and, of course, rethink the
global economy. This, of course, will never happen. I
know this hearkens back to the tired rhetoric we've been
hearing from angry young men and hoary old curmudgeons
for several thousand years, but -- perhaps they've always
been right.
a little angry, a little hoary
d.
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