tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28750528.post1573728994567296594..comments2023-08-16T10:01:46.573-04:00Comments on Free Philosophical Discussions: The Marilyn Manson Effect.Michael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037629797131193313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28750528.post-47501728484330045272009-03-12T09:29:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:29:00.000-04:00Great quote.I'm sure we're referencing the same co...Great quote.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure we're referencing the same controvesy. I too had not even heard about it until I was asked to protest. <BR/><BR/>I see your point too about Catcher in the Rye. Put in the perspective of when it first came out I can see how it would have had more of an impact.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037629797131193313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28750528.post-34486916677438729502009-03-12T08:56:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:56:00.000-04:00I have refused to join "public outrage" groups on ...I have refused to join "public outrage" groups on various social networking sites because I think the very act of joining such a group gives more publicity to the thing being protested than simply ignoring it. The controversy that I believe you're referring to was brought to my attention by several people hoping to protest it but, I never would have even known about the controversy except for their highlighting it. I wonder how many of their other friends are now interested in what's going on, because they were publicly outraged...<BR/><BR/>Also, I suspect the reason Catcher in the Rye is so highly regarded, isn't because it's a great novel in its own right (because it isn't), but because it was groundbreaking in it's portrayal of adolescence. I suspect that may be part of what's going on with the current controversy. It's a first time thing for the general public which makes it all the more intriguing. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and another quote you might like:<BR/><BR/>"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." ~HL Menckenmarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998778504790208999noreply@blogger.com