"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
Okay. I'm sick and tired of people talking about about the need for "balance" between liberal and conservative viewpoints in public forums. [sarcastic sing-song whine]"Oh no! The New York Times editorial page isn't bal-anced! They don't publish enough Christian conservative viewpoints and columnists!" [/sarc.] Bullshit! Write and publish what you respect, what you think will add something meaningful to public discourse. Just because a bunch of assholes somewhere else have differing (wrong) beliefs doesn't make their opinions legitimate, much less above ridicule. Unless you're Mickey Kaus:
"My point was only that the NYT is just as unembarrassed by its out-of-the-closet anti-Bushism, however strong or (relatively) moderate it might be. In other words, neither the NYT nor the WSJ seem to worry anymore whether their ed pages have 'balance.'"
Maybe they're worried about other things, like the truth or getting good seats in Hell. posted by David at 7/29/2002 04:55:00 PM ::
