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[joeallonby]

on 4/29/04 2:05 PM, neoclassical at mail.com at neoclassical at mail.com wrote:


> 
> Neofascist? I thought this was a war for "freedom of the Iraqi people,"
> including women's rights, and of course one that benefits both free
> enterprise, Israel and religious freedom in Iraq.
> 
> Seems more Huxleyist than Orwellist :)
> 
Ironically, women had more rights in Iraq than they do in Saudi Arabia or
most of the other Middle Eastern countries. Iraq was arguably the most
westernized.

> This is why literature is a superior artform to, say, rock music.
> 
> Then again, we could also say the same thing for Faulkner and Dumas, so...
> 
As a rock musician, I would beg to differ. How so?