Re: My last post regarding 13th Gen issues......


Subject: Re: My last post regarding 13th Gen issues......
DCSpohr@aol.com
Date: Sat Mar 08 1997 - 14:27:07 GMT


In a message dated 97-03-08 12:16:03 EST, nathan__1984@hotmail.com (Nathan)
wrote:

<< As far as J.D. Salinger being on this list goes, don't hold your breath.

 <<Finally, I can assure you that societal discourse was *not* what drove
 <<J.D. Salinger into hiding. I think it was his being so averse to western
 <<culture with its tendencies towards shallow and superficial thoughts and
 <<actions that did it more than anything and I think that the philosophy
 <<that he consistently develops and posits in his books suggests as much as
 <<well.

First, I don't think and never said he was on this list. My point was that I
would personally be ashamed if he ever knew discussion about him degraded
into pointless name calling. I believe he was driven away by media, critics,
and rabid fans, all spouting these "shallow and superficial thoughts," just
like what has happened here lately.
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