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September 19, 2007

QotD: Defining irony, but not understanding it

Canada was the only Western democracy to seize The Satanic Verses at the border. It was Freedom To Read Week. You can explain this stuff to people and they will still go on about the Patriot Act about which they know not a single particular. Gramsci called this phenomenon "ideology".

Nick Packwood, "John Landis, John Carpenter & David Cronenberg", Ghost of a Flea, 2007-09-19

Posted by Nicholas at September 19, 2007 09:16 AM
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It is always a thrill to find myself quoted here. It is true the irony is completely lost not only on our establishment elites but on the people apparently willing to be represented by them. Posted by: Flea at September 20, 2007 10:29 AM
It is always a thrill to find myself quoted here.
That's a pull-quote I may have to use if I ever get around to redesigning the site! Thanks. ;-) Posted by: Nicholas at September 20, 2007 01:46 PM


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