When I encounter a politically progressive message, it is as if someone had whistled the first bit of "Happy Birthday," and I am compelled to play the rest of the thing through in my head. I rebel against this intrusion, stupefaction, all the more because I generally agree with the message. But I can agree with something and still notice that hearing it makes me stupider. We need to hear things that don't make us stupid. And we are under no obligation to become stupid.
Posted by shea0017 at May 2, 2004 10:27 PM