tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208716043422043434.post9172421783293461008..comments2023-10-29T06:20:06.136-05:00Comments on The Itinerant Pedant: Follow Up To TortureItinerant Pedanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312543837077717990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208716043422043434.post-71890176366293266352009-04-24T06:41:00.000-05:002009-04-24T06:41:00.000-05:00Josh Marshall said yesterday in TPM, "We need to g...Josh Marshall said yesterday in TPM, "We need to get back to bedrock American values like torture and secession." Don't you just want to give him a hug?DoTheLeftThinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731491711436765453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208716043422043434.post-52813949349736038802009-04-23T11:58:00.000-05:002009-04-23T11:58:00.000-05:00You're right, of course--but superstition is hard ...You're right, of course--but superstition is hard to fight. For many people, God, or nationalism, or an inherent moral code are not merely superstitions, but the very condition of possibility for being in the world. Fighting it is like fighting against the wind--and I say this as a teacher who believes in the fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208716043422043434.post-49751320707153258432009-04-23T11:41:00.000-05:002009-04-23T11:41:00.000-05:00I hate the blockquote functionality here. Screw i...I hate the blockquote functionality here. Screw it. I'm leaving it.Itinerant Pedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312543837077717990noreply@blogger.com