Set-up

[Michael Joseph]

What would be the combination of despotism and democracy, or is there no
combination, just an endless pendulation from one thing to another... ?(Do
you mind if I pose your question to Philip?)


Michael




On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, s~Z wrote:

> "Everything about the act of writing fiction is an exercise of absolute and
> despotic power. There's no point in deploring this, or wishing it were all
> nicer and kinder, or gentle and caring and inclusive. It's a tyranny, and
> that's that."
>
> "Democracy comes in at a later stage, when we start reading. Reading is
> democratic all the way through. But that's another story."
>
> from:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/opinion/31PULL.html?pagewanted=2
>
> If writing is tyranny, and reading is democratic, what is
> "online-discussing?"
>
>