I have much respect for (and many books by) Sontag, but I think her argument ignores the crucial importance, for society, of remembering. A couple of cases in point: the way British Muslims are being treated at the moment (and I understand it's even worse for American Muslims); the way disabled people in this country are currently being so demonized by the press and the government that I fear for people's lives in the near future if it continues. Sometimes remembering that all of this has happened before and all of this will happen again is the only way to fight human, or social, nature.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
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Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 04, 2010 7:48:57 am PDT #1196 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Laga - Sep 04, 2010 8:33:41 am PDT #1197 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm developing a crush on one of the actors who's been hanging around the house. First off, she's beautiful and clever. Then she starts talking about how much she loves "Supernatural". Then she says she plays World of Warcraft and when I ask if she's seen "The Guild" she replies, "you mean Felicia Day's web series? Yeah I wan't to date her avatar." Then she asks me if I've ever seen The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. I think at that moment I might have blurted out how awesome I think she is. Sadly, I am far too old for her.
Shir - Sep 04, 2010 8:45:20 am PDT #1198 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I have much respect for (and many books by) Sontag, but I think her argument ignores the crucial importance, for society, of remembering. A couple of cases in point: the way British Muslims are being treated at the moment (and I understand it's even worse for American Muslims); the way disabled people in this country are currently being so demonized by the press and the government that I fear for people's lives in the near future if it continues. Sometimes remembering that all of this has happened before and all of this will happen again is the only way to fight human, or social, nature.
She says few lines before the quote I brought that society should remember the big events. What I truly find interesting in this argument is the difference between "remembering" and "thinking". Of course it's not black and white situation, but there's only so much growth that can be achieved by focus on "remembering".
The book, btw, is Regarding the Pain of Others, and I still consider it one of the best (if not the best) non-fiction work I've ever read. Even if I don't agree with her on few things.
Edit: sj, sorry to hear about the dress. Do you have alternatives?
omnis_audis - Sep 04, 2010 8:54:41 am PDT #1199 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
He still falls asleep mid-sentence when he takes his pain meds, which embarrasses him but I think is kind of adorable.Ha, don't be embarrassed. Be proud of the awesome power of painkillers. What he needs to work on, is the skill of picking up the sentence when he wakes back up. That! Is true talent.
Tons of love and brackets! {{{{{ ND }}}}}
Seska, congrats on the new home! Fabulous news. Can't wait for the access aids to be installed. Very exciting.
ion, I didn't know anything about buckyballs until today.Buckyballs are awesome. Very relaxing. I have them at my recliner. Tough day? Make some magnetic art.
ION- Handyman canceled AGAIN! Uggg. "I forgot my wife is getting baptized today..." We scheduled this time last week. We confirmed it yesterday. Why do you wait to tell me 15 minutes after the scheduled meet time? And I had to call YOU to find it out. Very frustrating.
Vortex - Sep 04, 2010 8:58:34 am PDT #1200 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Congrats on the house, Seska! It has a Buffista guest room, right? ;)
Strix - Sep 04, 2010 9:06:26 am PDT #1201 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
O-A, you need to call the landlord and bitch about this. That's ridiculous.
Hil R. - Sep 04, 2010 9:08:24 am PDT #1202 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Congrats on the house, Seska!
I managed to mostly avoid the football traffic. The road that I usually take toward the campus isn't a main highway, and then once I got right near campus, I was going in the opposite direction from the football traffic. So I went to services, then got lunch at the mall, then went to Bed Bath & Beyond and bought way more stuff than what I went in for. But I did get a bunch of hangers, which is what I was looking for.
sj - Sep 04, 2010 9:12:38 am PDT #1203 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Edit: sj, sorry to hear about the dress. Do you have alternatives?
My first stop is going to see if it can be let out at all, and if not, keep looking.
-t - Sep 04, 2010 9:14:38 am PDT #1204 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good luck with the alterations, sj. Seamstresses are pretty amazing.
Yay, house!
Spidra Webster - Sep 04, 2010 9:16:02 am PDT #1205 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
That is messed up, omnis.
Good luck with the dress, sj!