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From:
wells
To:
ChairCrusher
Cc:
Tomas Jirku ,
Date:
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:31:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) meta-modern
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, ChairCrusher wrote:
quoted 6 lines Is this anything other than an ad hominem attack on me personally?> Is this anything other than an ad hominem attack on me personally? > I was writing off the top of my head, and while very much a generalization, > it is a useful generalization. It is also a demonstrably valid interpretation > of the historical record. Not a complete explication, but especially > useful in terms of the task at hand -- to explain why 'modern' isn't 'now' > and why we're post-post-modern now.
Do you realize you used 'ad hominem' in a sentence? Do you expect us to buy that kind of silliness? Your point would have had the same impact had you left out your little Latin skills. - wells