09-10-2002, 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by norompanlasolas:
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Originally posted by MagiK:
eehrrm... i dindt say bushie was oppresing her or hunting her down. where did you read that??? heres my post.
Ok I see I misunderstood about Bushie. I do apologise
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Originally posted by norompanlasolas:
[qb]one of the finest intellectuals and writers of the usa, being witch-hunted now by the conservative inteligentzia because of her insightful views on 9-11 and the "war on terrorism" of bushie. so, have any of you read or heard about her? what do you think?
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oh, and what i meant about her being witch-hunted by some media is pretty obvious. one thing is criticism and another one is abuse. you summed it up pretty well, by saying she doesnt love her country, just because she has a different opinion. thats just one example.
You did ask what we thought, so I gave my opinion, I hardly call that abuse, since Ms. Sontag was not here to read my opinion. If having a negative opinion of a person, place or thing was abuse, then she herself would be massivly guilty since thats all the article Mark posted was about, her negative opinion
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Hating the policies, and apparently anyone who doesnt go along with her liberal leftist mentality (which is obvious from some of her other writings for various news papers) is not showing her to be an intelectual. It takes more than just despising those who have a different stand than you to be an intellectual, if that were the case you would have to vote me as the most intellectual person on the planet [img]smile.gif[/img] .
She hasnt been persecuted by any of the mainstream media that I have heard or seen. I do see an occasional article by her in the washington post or other papers so it doesnt sound like she has had much of a hard time at all. (I think she was even on one of the "talking head" shows on sunday not too long ago.)
What she has run into is outrage and contempt for her insensitivity to people who lost loved ones. And for her really lousey timing. I realize that is the fad to only be sensitive to those who are on the liberal left, but regular run of the day people who have had a terrible injustice done to them deserve some sensitivity too.
It is quite apparent from her own writings that Ms. Sontag does NOT like her country. No where in any of her rightings does she espouse any love for democracy and capitalism, which is what this country is.
Anyhoo my apologies for misconstruing your comments on Bushie.
[ 09-10-2002, 10:16 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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