On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:00 PM, SA wrote:
> Amiri Baraka will be remembered for his brilliant poetry and his
> commitment to an idea of justice. As for his antisemitism,
> homophobia, rape fantasies, etc., they will be placed in
> biographical and historical context, as they should be.
What kind of "idea of justice" is compatible with antisemitism and homophobia? His "brilliance" shines in *your* mind but antisemitism and homophobia stinks in the mind of every decent human being, poetaster or not.
Shane Mage
"scientific discovery is basically recognition of obvious realities that self-interest or ideology have kept everybody from paying attention to"