I REALLY ADMIRE Natalie Solent for her magnanimous gesture of goodwill and indulgence toward Edward Said. And I also admire, even more, her inability to sustain it for more than a couple of tentative sentences, since "the guy is just such a swamp-thing of moral relativism that any part of him you want to grab on to liquefies as soon as you reach out." Both the bold attempt and its failure stand as an inspiring lesson for all.
Posted by Dr. Frank at December 11, 2001 11:28 AM | TrackBack