> Sure, there've been comments based on others' comments which,
> for all I know might be based on still other comments and critiques,
> corkscrewing back in time like a vortex made of meta.
I'm not sure whether to be insulted by this or not.
> Then, like shag, I'm going to paste lengthy blocks of quoted words --
> straight from the book
Yeah, that'll clear everything up. Because the meanings of words and phrases and concepts are always self-evident. No need or room for interpretation. No reading required!
> Critics! Polish the barrels of your revolvers fashioned from disdain
> and political infighting. Glorious war is coming!
Are criticism and explication the same as "disdain and political infighting"?