1984 Foreword "fascistic disposition"

s~Z keithsz at concentric.net
Wed Apr 30 17:21:20 CDT 2003


> <<But there's a difference between "ambiguity" and interpretive
contortion.
> And there's a difference between ambiguity and the obvious. >>

>>>You're sounding an awful lot like Millison   in this thread.   I don't
think
even you would take that as a compliment ...<<<

I finally start laughing as I read the various interpretations, several of
which have punchlines suggesting that their interpretations are just fucking
obvious and if you can't see it you're an idiot. I suppose we all do this
from time to time, but a few practice this technique of forced certitude
regularly. Although I only enjoy a handful of you, I don't see any idiots on
this list. The people that annoy me the most are the ones who won't quit
offering overgeneralized observations about the list, a practice that is
becoming increasingly rampant on the part of all of the regulars.










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