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Re: Good article on Jared Diamond
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- Subject: Re: Good article on Jared Diamond
- From: Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:04:47 -0700
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heck, it may be the Age of Celebrities, but I feel no urge to denounce
Paris Hilton.
me:
> >do lefties salute when Diamond walks by? I never chose him as my
> >leader, while he wasn't put in any position allowing him to make
> >decisions for me or anyone else, so I don't see the point of getting
> >personal.
On 8/11/05, Carl Remick <carlremick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just in: This is not the Age of Ideas; it is the Age of Celebrities.
>
> Star power is what connotes credibility to the public at large, not
> intellectual validity. Anyone who receives three hours of fawning attention
> on PBS is ipso facto a celebrity and should exercise discretion about who he
> endorses.
--
Jim Devine
"Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let
people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
- Thread context:
- Re: Good article on Jared Diamond, (continued)
- green capitalism,
Michael Perelman Thu 11 Aug 2005, 18:30 GMT
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