pornotopia

[Jonathan Lighter]

> totally-unmotivated...

Of course you mean, "culturally and psychologically overdetermined."

But we of the collective will let it pass.

This time.

JL

On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > By saying they were, one commits a political act. A political act of
> > appropriation, unless I miss my guess.
> >
> > By objecting, you relieve yourself of your default complicity.
> >
>
> Certainly, a valid criticism, though the terms in which you have
> chosen to express it are overly harsh, if you will warrant my drawing
> of your attention to my own, somewhat beside the point,
> counter-criticism.
>
> > But if you think that makes you better than the rest of us, I can
> > deconstruct you of that notion.
>
> Sadly, an unfortunate fact, indeed. I am fully persuaded of the
> rightness of your position. Therefore, I withdraw my
> totally-unmotivated assertion.
>
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