The author, sadly, is actually serious. In fact, he made a somewhat whiny post on MyDD the other day about how liberal bloggers aren't promoting his book enough. I replied to him by quoting Thich Nhat Hahn's third precept:
Do not force others, including children, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by authority, threat, money, propaganda, or even education. However, through compassionate dialogue, help others renounce fanaticism and narrowness.
Because of a recent ton of spam and weird insulting comments from a brand-new poster, I'm putting in comment moderation for a bit. I'm planning to do comment moderation "Ms. Kitty Style," as in, with a very light touch and kicking only off-topic and unreasonably insulting posts.
When I read it, I assumed it was a spoof by somone vaguely hostile.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Democrats are more than a little bit squirrely!
ReplyDeleteAnd just what kind of "toys" does Mommy share anyway? ;-)
Sadly, this does not appear to be a spoof or a plant.
ReplyDeleteJeremy Zilber is a professor of government at Lawrence University in Madison. Googling him, it's pretty clear that this guy really means it.
The author, sadly, is actually serious. In fact, he made a somewhat whiny post on MyDD the other day about how liberal bloggers aren't promoting his book enough. I replied to him by quoting Thich Nhat Hahn's third precept:
ReplyDeleteDo not force others, including children, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by authority, threat, money, propaganda, or even education. However, through compassionate dialogue, help others renounce fanaticism and narrowness.
But I don't think he got it. *sigh*