tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post802705280024714801..comments2023-11-02T02:14:31.901-06:00Comments on ReadMoreWriteMoreThinkMoreBeMore: Smartocracy?Doctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-59487795868855562282008-07-29T14:13:00.000-05:002008-07-29T14:13:00.000-05:00Well, remember that the musical and artistic ideal...Well, remember that the musical and artistic ideal for the National Review is a kind of value-monistic libertarianism. So rock songs that criticize revolution, taxation, the state, and progressive group-think, or celebrate traditional mores, simple country life, and masculine hard work are all potentially up-for-grabs, at least when it comes to pushing the aesthetic simplifications of a classic conservatism. Here's the complete list with justifications: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE=<BR/><BR><BR>For The Clash (Rock the Casbah) they simply write: "After 9/11, American radio stations were urged not to play this 1982 song, one of the biggest hits by a seminal punk band, because it was seen as too provocative. Meanwhile, British Forces Broadcasting Service (the radio station for British troops serving in Iraq) has said that this is one of its most requested tunes."<BR><BR><BR/>There's got to be a few good blog posts in there.... :-)anotherpanaceahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170804573665745672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-53012594302826142342008-07-28T13:21:00.000-05:002008-07-28T13:21:00.000-05:00But, seriously, I'm with Booga. That is, I don't ...But, seriously, I'm with Booga. That is, I don't have problems talking to my plumber either (who is almost certainly more wealthy than me). I don't think that's a complaint that only conservatives put forth, by the way... though it bothers me more, of course, when folks I know say stuff like that. Not being able to have a conversation with your plumber is not a fault of one's education, it's a fault of one's totally inadequate social skills. <BR/><BR/>And The Clash? Conservative? <I>Really?</I>Doctor Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-3657444387756116692008-07-28T13:18:00.000-05:002008-07-28T13:18:00.000-05:00AnPan and Booga:Fair enough. Clearly, I was havin...AnPan and Booga:<BR/><BR/>Fair enough. Clearly, I was having a moment of weakness (and not the "weakness" that I've been advocating) in which beating up on a straw man seemed worthwhile.Doctor Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-15803760083769578312008-07-28T13:05:00.000-05:002008-07-28T13:05:00.000-05:00Though I too have suffered brain damage from an Iv...Though I too have suffered brain damage from an Ivy-league education, I have never had trouble talking to my plumber or whatever guy happens to be sitting next to me at the bar about stuff. (To be sure, I don't start quoting Keats or Foucault... but duh... I don't do that with my sister either, and she has a Ph.D. from Berkeley...)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the National Review also published not just one, but two articles on the 50 top conservative songs, in which they argued that certain songs by The Who, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Bob Dylan, etc. were actually conservative.<BR/><BR/>In other words, the people who write for and read The National Review are frequent smokers of crack. I'm not wondering why you are reading stuff from there, because I think as scholars and as teachers we have an ethical -- not to mention a strategic -- obligation to read widely, but I am curious as to why you are taking anything published in that pretentious shit-for-brains propaganda rag seriously?Steven Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084929136238328365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-42578624281601750922008-07-28T09:36:00.000-05:002008-07-28T09:36:00.000-05:00Actually, Dr. J, given the infection throughout th...Actually, Dr. J, given the infection throughout the ALD of conservative outrage pieces designed to offend and provoke, I'd suggest you switch to reading bookforum.com for your entertaining academic internet purposes. Or metafilter.com if you're looking for community, too.anotherpanaceahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170804573665745672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33488833.post-73636209274226405552008-07-26T12:26:00.000-05:002008-07-26T12:26:00.000-05:00I know that friends of this blog are probably wond...I know that friends of this blog are probably wondering why in the world I'm reading <I>The National Review</I>. So, for the record, I came across this article because it was one of the stories listed on <A HREF="http://www.aldaily.com/" REL="nofollow"> Arts and Letters Daily</A>.Doctor Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.com