Posted by zeugma on May 2, 2006, at 17:56:20
In reply to The death of a great man, posted by capricorn on April 30, 2006, at 21:16:07
His contribution to our understanding of the contemporary world was substantial. The degree of hostility he aroused was eloquent testimony to the uncomfortable nature of the truths he told, and kept on telling, about the workings of advanced industrial economies.>>
from the Guardian's obit on Galbraith.
truth, that scandalous word.
i suppose i have a fetish (no other word for it, it is so perverse a thing) for truth because i'm in a permanent state of discomfort due to various illnesses.
that makes me so d*mned peevish too.
and then, people seem not to like it when you tell them you're lying. I don't understand, and never will.
-z
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