tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post7733432207214783645..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: ''…incubators of apathy or delirium"The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-54591451440144969552009-04-21T15:49:00.000+01:002009-04-21T15:49:00.000+01:00Hello. Thanks for your comment. I do pity these pe...Hello. Thanks for your comment. I do pity these people, as much as I fear and despise them - their choices aren't made whimsically or out of the blue, but as the consequence of ideological and cultural consequences. <br /><br />Part of my point is that 'we' and 'they' don't exist until the gates bring the division into being, from the point of view of the inhabitants and those, like me, staring through the bars. Once the gates are up, tension and opposition are inevitable. You may be right that bigger gates will be the consequence - though it may be the case that they want us to see what they've got without being able to touch: that untouched possession is less important than visible possession.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-81518027339528125952009-04-21T15:38:00.000+01:002009-04-21T15:38:00.000+01:00Dear Plashing Vole,
I enjoyed this, mainly for th...Dear Plashing Vole,<br /><br />I enjoyed this, mainly for the egocentric reason that it is always nice to read a well-written text that expresses ones own opinions - somehow makes me feel better about myself. What glorious illusion!<br /><br />But I must say that I worry when anyone speaks about anybody else as "they" as opposed to "us". What exactly does that mean? If the aim is a deeper understanding of people (which is my aim, anyway, but that's of course just my personal priority), these distinctions don't really help the case, do they? You see: Seing you outside their gate, the person looking out through French windows onto their garden, their trees, their cars and their walls probably thought something like: That gate is no good: THEY can look straight in!<br /><br />Obviously, you need to get the anger and frustration out. And beneath all that sarcasm I imagine I can hear that you truly sort of feel for people who choose to live like that, am I wrong? I generally feel that I'd like to see much more of that: Attempts to understand - no, more than that: attempts at identifying with others who appear to be so very different, but really are not. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe people differ much more than I choose to believe.The Deer Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-90086421006288166182009-04-20T17:51:00.000+01:002009-04-20T17:51:00.000+01:00Firstly, 'they' don't like peace and quiet. They d...Firstly, 'they' don't like peace and quiet. They drive massive cars, live near motorways and watch huge plasma TVs. <br /><br />Secondly, speculative writing such as this allows for generalisation. <br /><br />Thirdly, you're assuming that I don't know them. I do - through experience and academic research.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-32653267353340124622009-04-20T17:02:00.000+01:002009-04-20T17:02:00.000+01:00Maybe 'they' just like a bit of peace and quiet?! ...Maybe 'they' just like a bit of peace and quiet?! You can't generalise like this if you don't know them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-76304494612741368072009-04-20T11:49:00.000+01:002009-04-20T11:49:00.000+01:00Very well written and thought out. Have you though...Very well written and thought out. Have you thought about writing all your thoughts into a Miltonist publical leaflet style then perhaps resisting arrest for mocking the Queen?Benjamin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10774684061156727388noreply@blogger.com