Bob, The statement on the Dark Mountain homepage says: We aim to question the stories that underpin our failing civilisation, to craft new ones for the age ahead *and to write clearly and honestly about our true place in the world*.
If the aim is, at least in part, to communicate ideas effectively through the written word then "literary style" is a rather fundamental issue. C. On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:44 AM, bob catchpole <[email protected]>wrote: > Edward, > > The 22-page manifesto can be summed up in two sentences "Our civilisation > is fucked! What are we gonna do?" A declaration and a challenge. > > You say your problem isn't really with the former. Given it's momentous > implications your response - a complaint about literary style - is pure > tragicomedy. A classic Canute moment. And an example of an of issue > described in the manifesto. > > Bob > > ------------------------------ > * > *Edward Picot wrote Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 22:06:31** > > My problem with this is not so much to do with the ideas behind the Dark > Mountain Project as the language and manner in which they are expressed. > Let's have a look at some typical bits of phraseology: > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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