[lbo-talk] Decline of the West

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Dec 2 07:25:53 PST 2009


On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Max Sawicky wrote:


> Very funny. Convincing too.
>
> http://www.insidehighered.com/views/mclemee/mclemee267
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Wow:


> “The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my
> standards are so high -- and they apply equally to both of us. I
> seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance,
> full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with
> each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal
> adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find. And it shares
> a depth of trust and openness for a genuine soul-sharing with a
> mutual respect for a calling to each other and to others. Does such
> a woman exist for me? Only God knows and I eagerly await this divine
> unfolding. Like Heathcliff and Catherine’s relationship in Emily
> Bronte’s remarkable novel Wuthering Heights or Franz Schubert’s
> tempestuous piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat (D.960) I will not let
> life or death stand in the way of this sublime and funky love that I
> crave!”

I especially love the (D.960), for those of you keeping track in your Deutsch catalog.



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