Thanks for the clarification, Candice: I remember the post now and,
like everyone else, took no notice of it. Fred's "sense of outrage"
however seems to spread way past a single quote in a single post,
which he neglected to respond to, and embraces the entire list,
feminist autocrats, commies, Uncle Tom Cobbly and all, in his abusive
ire. Which seems not so much a desire to discuss anything as an
opportunity to air his belligerent bigotries.
And I find _that_ very objectionable and counter to what this list,
at its best, is. And, as I say, puzzling: since he dislikes the list
so much (as he keeps saying, and I keep asking) why is he here?
A
>Hi Alison and Fred,
>
>I just checked the archives and found that "towers of evil" was used in a
>post a couple of days ago on the "Re: Is this real . . . " thread and in
>response to a prior post. I remember seeing the post, but finding it hard to
>parse, although the poster's point in reference to "towers of evil" seemed
>clear enough ("it is taboo to express jubilation over the fall of the towers
>of evil"). True enough in terms of what's regarded as "taboo" in many
>American social circles these days--but not here on Poetryetc, which is an
>_unmoderated_ discussion list. I understand and share your offended
>response, Fred, but I don't believe censure is warranted. I'm only one of
>three listowners here, though, and I don't speak for Alison or Randolph, so,
>having registered my own opinion--and my sympathy with Fred's sense of
>outrage--I'll leave it at that.
>
>Candice
>
>
>
>on 12/17/01 10:18 PM, Alison Croggon at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> I missed the "towers of evil", but I would be interested to know the
>> context: a concept which seems not to interest you, perhaps because
>> it might involve subtlety, ambiguity or thoughtfulness. The
>> "sentimental leftist America-bashing" is your appellation, and seems
>> hardly a fair description of much of the discussion on this list. I
>> am quite serious: why are you here, since you find the whole milieu
>> so disgusting that you feel it necessary to "pay (us) back"?
>>
>> A
>>
>>
>>> Alison Croggon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Frederick, I don't know why you're part of this list, since
>>>> discussion seems the least of your interests.
>>>>
>>>> A
>>>>
>>> My comments have been at about the same level as others on the list;
>>> they simply don't share the same sentimental-leftist America-bashing
>>> assumptions. "Towers of evil" - which did appear some emails back -
>>> certainly deserved censure, but probably seemed, in the prevailing point
>>> of view, an acceptable truism. I pay back in the same coin others
>>> use.
>>
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