--- Shane Taylor <s-t-t at juno.com> wrote:
> Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> > What I do not like about Zizek has not as much to
> do with
> > the man himself, as with his position in society.
> He is
> > essentially a jester in the court of literary
> bourgeoisie, an
> > entertainer writing amusing stories about and for
> the
> > wealthy US literati. Not that his observations
> and stories
> > are inaccurate, but they are more flirtatious and
> teasing
> > than critical and challenging.
>
> Wojtek, you say jester as if it's a bad thing!
> Harlan Ellison is a
> jester, one I've admired for years. He's also a
> wonderful short story
> writer and essayist from whom I've learned a good
> deal.
>
> ... Actually, what you say above would apply to no
> less to H.L.
> Mencken. And neither of us would chuck him.
>
> -- Shane
>
>
>
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