tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post7737422951730371802..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: ...begging the question, "why does the military hate English?"Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-66508732457573827902011-07-11T13:25:01.504-04:002011-07-11T13:25:01.504-04:00It is an amazing essay. Must admit I got the same ...It is an amazing essay. Must admit I got the same "aha" experience by reading Neal Postman "Amusing ourselves to Death" on the memetic qualities of television. <br /><br />this is strictly not allowed, I know, but I would point to the Israeli/Palestine debate for a fascinating example of argumentation gone wrong, where memetic cycles crash and collide instead of in any way providing communication. Hasbara as a concept is a ...interesting... structure from the Israeli side.fnordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-23382393982944507222011-07-11T10:01:32.840-04:002011-07-11T10:01:32.840-04:00ADTS, I love that essay. It's good to read it ...ADTS, I love that essay. It's good to read it regularly, just to make sure you haven't picked up some bad habits. <br /><br />My intern just wrote up some events notes that had good examples of all five things he talks about.<br /><br />LilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-91359776624445235912011-07-07T21:16:57.905-04:002011-07-07T21:16:57.905-04:00If I could get a buck for all the times I've s...If I could get a buck for all the times I've seen the term "building partner capacity" over the past year, I'd be a very happy man. It goes right along with the whole COIN doctrine BS. Flavor of the year.Jasonhttp://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-28767352206081776212011-07-07T01:44:13.503-04:002011-07-07T01:44:13.503-04:00Gulliver:
Actually, I didn't.
It is indeed...Gulliver:<br /><br />Actually, I didn't. <br /><br />It is indeed a good one - I read it in tenth grade English and it's still stuck with me for many years after. <br /><br />ADTSADTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-56951312425337195572011-07-07T01:16:40.303-04:002011-07-07T01:16:40.303-04:00ADTS -- Surely you know I've linked to that es...ADTS -- Surely you know I've linked to that essay like 14 times on here, right? (Or maybe I just think I have.) One of my favorites.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-51775877916262575292011-07-07T01:15:22.839-04:002011-07-07T01:15:22.839-04:00It's all in here.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/ac...It's all in here.<br /><br />http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm<br /><br />ADTSADTSnoreply@blogger.com