Point of order, what I quoted was from DeLong's post quoting Lin Biao, not another source. That makes Charles point even stronger. Henry C.K. Liu Brad De Long wrote: > > >>> Brad De Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/29/99 02:22PM >>> > > >Brad De Long wrote: > > > > > > > > >To take a document and replace all appearances of the string "Mao > >Zedong" by the string "Max Sawicky" is hardly a lampoon--callous or > >otherwise. You see, the thing about such "totalitarian" language is > >it makes fun of itself: it does not need lampooning by others. > > > >((((((((((((((((( > > > >Charles: However, when one reads the other passages written by Lin > >Biao in the very same text, which Henry sent to the list, the > >passages you sent don't sound totalitarian. > > Puh-leeze. > > There are no "other passages written by Lin Biao in the very same text." > > What I originally posted was the *whole* *effing* *thing*. > > Brad DeLong, shaking his head, muttering "dumber than dirt..." and > off to the library...
