Poor, Pitiful Palin

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by SamIam

Of course, you and UG are known for your carefully thought out posts . . .

Hey, how nice to be appreciated. Redux does cause me to think it out; Radar not so much.

Originally Posted by SamIam

I'd check a few of UG's posts where he openly aspires to the return of the monarchy before I got too cuddly under the sheets with him myself.

Better do that checking, Sam; you will find I don't. I've remarked in a couple of posts that von Kühnelt-Leddihn visibly does, and even Russell Kirk sometimes wistfully looks that way.

Meantime, you should not make excuses for not reading EvKL. You should simply read the man and mull him over -- "helps to train and develop the brain/Except if you haven't got any." You were in effect asking to be allowed to remain stupid, to continue in ignorance. I always answer that goddamned question with a firm "No." It is not allowed.

Right away, you'll sputter, "Are you calling me stupid?!" I will always reply, "I am showing you an opportunity to become smarter." Wiser, or better informed may be used as needed. Dunno 'bout you, but I find being not bright to be very uncomfortable, hence I hand you some discomfort when I don't think you're following a way of wisdom. And what if EvKL's works make you smarter than I am? While you're not there now -- no smart man will ask to limit his intelligence or his knowledge -- wouldn't it be cool if you could?

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Meantime, you should not make excuses for not reading EvKL. You should simply read the man and mull him over -- "helps to train and develop the brain/Except if you haven't got any." You were in effect asking to be allowed to remain stupid, to continue in ignorance. I always answer that goddamned question with a firm "No." It is not allowed.

Excuse me, but I'll remain stupid if I feel like it. I am currently reading the comix ilustrated editions of Collapse by Jared Diamond, Zen Buddhism. selected writings of d.t. suzki, and No Nature by Gary Snyder.

Here's a fav passage from No Nature:

In the first thirty years of my life
I roamed hundreds and thousands of miles.
Walked by rivers through deep grass
Entered cities of boiling red dust.
Tried drugs but couldn't make immortal.
Read books and wrote poems on history.
Today I'm back at Cold Mountain
I'll sleep by the creek and clarify my ears.

I'll will not lower my standards to include your so-called definition of intelligence. Try reading more poetry, especially Rilke. God might just jump out at you and give you the scare of your life (and if you need me to explain that I would be honored to do so.)

Right away, you'll sputter, "Are you calling me stupid?!" I will always reply, "I am showing you an opportunity to become smarter." Wiser, or better informed may be used as needed. Dunno 'bout you, but I find being not bright to be very uncomfortable, hence I hand you some discomfort when I don't think you're following a way of wisdom. And what if EvKL's works make you smarter than I am? While you're not there now -- no smart man will ask to limit his intelligence or his knowledge -- wouldn't it be cool if you could?

I couldn't care less if you call me stupid. Repeat it long and often. After all, even negative attention is better than none at all. I question your ability to "make" me smarter. I have to respect a person before I seriously consider his thought processes.