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Old 03-26-2009, 11:50 PM
 
Location: Texas
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So what if the preamble is omitted? This isn't the least bit subtle -- it's blatant satire. Only an idiot would believe it's really what it "purports" to be.

When I taught Swift's, "A Modest Proposal," to my students, I didn't preface it with an explanation of how oppressed the Irish were. I had them read the text without introduction so they got the full effect of the satire.
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Old 03-27-2009, 12:00 AM
 
Location: Idaho Falls
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So what if the preamble is omitted? This isn't the least bit subtle -- it's blatant satire. Only an idiot would believe it's really what it "purports" to be.

When I taught Swift's, "A Modest Proposal," to my students, I didn't preface it with an explanation of how oppressed the Irish were. I had them read the text without introduction so they got the full effect of the satire.
Google "Homosexual Manifesto." There's a huge population who think it's real. Of course, they're all wingnuts, so what do you expect?
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Old 03-27-2009, 12:09 AM
 
Location: southern california
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why stand aghast at nothing. nothing creates nothing, all that it touches turns to dust.
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