To expand on the idea of continuity vs. revolution. Gary seems to be suggesting that there must be a zero-sum belief here; either you believe in continuity or you don't. I completely reject this. In certain cases, there is continuity. In others there is not.
When I was discussing continuity with regards to classical learning, this is a social or intellectual continuity. Which has nothing to do with political continuity (or not). It reminds me of the "left vs. right" type arguments I see on the list often; that in order to be on the "left" you must be a flaming liberal, or to be on the right you must be an evil republican (or vice versa...I don't really know what the differences are and don't care for them anyway). In short, there can't be a medium or a spectrum. This is one of the reasons I object to such classifications, and additionally, I do not fit into such a classification. Damon. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
