Posted on 05/18/2015 6:08:40 PM PDT by virgil283
First time I've seen him interviewed, ....discussing destructive cultural trends...... he imagines that Hilary Clinton's life has no meaning even to herself if she isn't running for office....
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GREAT author!!!
Brilliant writer - found the answer to a question I’ve been reading for twenty-five years trying to understand - why are so many people who are otherwise so bright so easily beguiled by such an obvious scam as Communism? - in a footnote in one of his essays - transcendence - people’s need to escape what they see as the limitations of life through something bigger than themselves, like a Great Cause.....
I’m a huge fan of Theodore Dalrymple. I especially liked “Life at the Bottom: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass,” as well as “Our Culture What’s Left of It.” Anything he writes is great.
Excellent. I've wondered the same thing. Great observation.
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