Originally Posted by Justin '77

Virgil's style, in addition to being a delight if for no other reason than requiring of the reader attention (something sorely lacking perhaps in all days-and-ages), serves as a good counterpoint to the prevailing trend of linguistic abuse today.

Anyone who's ever read Orwell knows that the misuse of a language -- particularly an intellectually lazy approach to word choice and structure -- serves only to render the mind less resilient against lies-from-authority. Virgil writes deliberately, which can remind those who are so inclined to be reminded that such is the function of language. Not to convey vague mists and phantasms (monkeys and dogs do as much with their vocalization and appendages) but to be precise.

To call it "nothing worth trying to understand" is to relay perhaps an unfortunate message about the value one's own self places on intellectual rigor.

I've never used the IGNORE user feature before, but have added Virgil as my only entry. Sorry, I can't stand non-sense.

Originally Posted by takascar2

I've never used the IGNORE user feature before, but have added Virgil as my only entry. Sorry, I can't stand non-sense.

That's your perogative. You don't need our approval.

and my aged parent thanks you (she fears I injure too many and too often).

But, behind the aegis of Ignore, that buckler against BS, you can still avail yourself to the temptations of T4T. It's a win-win.

Progress in peace!

Originally Posted by Virgil K. Saari

and my aged parent thanks you (she fears I injure too many and too often).

But, behind the aegis of Ignore, that buckler against BS, you can still avail yourself to the temptations of T4T. It's a win-win.

Progress in peace!

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Originally Posted by Marx & Lennon

Hey, watch your tongue.

Sorry.

Originally Posted by Virgil K. Saari

The same trend follows in the appeal of the modern style of spiritual embrace, the fundamental. The missionary programs from the heated and weathered lands of the Global South's traditional Xianism are beginning to take hold in the hearts of the Mobility replacing the Modernist Literalism with creeds, rituals, and works.

This is similar to what John Reilly thinks. Are you familar with his blog?

Another view:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/HL20Aa01.html

Originally Posted by Tom Mazanec

Another view:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/HL20Aa01.html

That article was originally posted at Tom Engelhardt's TomDispatch, and can be found here. You may find that site quite interesting.