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WHAT WARMS BOB'S BLACK LITTLE HEART | 2006-04-21

Someone pointed out that they had had to deal with "Mommy Professor's pet revolutionaries."

That was hard life experience, and I think the person who said it was very satisfied that I had put those bastards in their place. He now has a means to put them in their place in short order.

That was an accomplishment that makes all my intellectual effort worth while.

It is the passing remarks like this that make all the difference.

People hit "Wordism." Often I correct them.

But what is important is that are USING my concepts, even to correct me. Arguing with me about my own concepts is the essence of a good seminar.

If what I have to say is worth while, it will come up in your discussion.

Ther is the minor little point that I have spent my whole life developing a way of thinking, and you might be able to forgive me if, at the age of 65, I watch very carefully to see if the only people I am writing for absord my approach or go off into their usual channels of thought unaffected by it.

The reason I repeated my criticism of three critics was not to worry about some "GOTCHA!" It was a marvelous opportunity to reenforce the whole point I am making here.

By now you know that I use repetition for this purpose.

There is a piece in this Blog that is called "Repetition."

I think I'll repeat it.

As for whether this repetition will ruin the lives of Peter and Shari and Elizabeth, I think they are used to the fact Bob's Blog is not an exercise in diplomacy.

As I told Stormfront, Bob's Blog commenters are not delicate.

And I'm proud of that.