On Oct 26, 2007, at 3:28 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> More generally, I think we should cut out the bien-
> pensant thing and try a little harder for bloody-
> minded. Cheering on Ahmadinejad & Co. is about as
> bloody-minded as you can get and it suits me fine.
Sometimes it seems that your political philosophy is based on just being contrary. Epater not only the bourgeoisie but the anti- bourgeoisie too. What's so great about being bloody-minded? Wouldn't it be better to be clear-minded? A stroke makes the brain bloody, and the sequelae of that aren't very pleasant.
> If anybody asks, But what about the way they treat
> gay folks? And women? I just say yeah, I wish they
> wouldn't do that stuff, but it's for them to sort out,
> not us.
So your position isn't all that different from mine after all. Then why all the "bloody-mindedness" of the previous paragraph?
Doug