tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805744272460405750.post7358446461637293892..comments2024-03-26T03:14:11.956-07:00Comments on WEB OF EVIL (& ENNUI): Bobo Types, We Read (Now w/ More Chewy Goodness)M. Bouffanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805744272460405750.post-72008884826793218382008-06-09T18:59:00.000-07:002008-06-09T18:59:00.000-07:00Editorial Response:Added piercing insight from "g....<B>Editorial Response:</B><BR/><BR/>Added piercing insight from "g." Thank you!M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805744272460405750.post-83856921678062558832008-06-08T08:55:00.000-07:002008-06-08T08:55:00.000-07:00I'm going to continue my approach to such subjects...I'm going to continue my approach to such subjects by holding forth before doing any research, but it's my contention that Brooks' entire theory (that 19th century Americans saw maturity as achieving mastery over one's in-born sin) is a load of horseshit.<BR/><BR/>My first clue? Bobo cites commencement speeches given in the "19th and early 20th" century. <BR/><BR/>It's hogwash just on chronology alone. <BR/><BR/>Lincoln was born in 1809 and spent about 18 months in formal education. The commencement platitudes of the "early 20th century" Bobo cites were uttered in an America totally different from the America of Lincoln's childhood. The Industrial Revolution, demographic shifts due to massive immigration, technology (railroads, to name one) and - oh, let's not forget the Civil War and Emancipation - had completely transformed this country. <BR/><BR/>Bobo looking at post Civil War commencement addresses to divine the character of Abraham Lincoln is like someone citing Punk music lyrics to analyze the character of Teddy Roosevelt.<BR/><BR/>I will now go perform some cursory research to back up this uninformed rant.<BR/><BR/>or maybe not. Depends on what I find in the intertubes.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.com