tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post2676725884283764861..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: JUST A FEW QUICK THOUGHTSLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-6385834813667503312011-12-20T15:57:32.193-05:002011-12-20T15:57:32.193-05:00Thanks for the tip Bobm and Robert I hear ya broth...Thanks for the tip Bobm and Robert I hear ya brother.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-18995839949385640242011-12-20T13:49:06.286-05:002011-12-20T13:49:06.286-05:00Lal--For a mostly dissenting view on Hitchens, see...Lal--For a mostly dissenting view on Hitchens, see Alex Cockburn's piece on his CounterPunch website.<br />Bob B.Robert Bernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-5784904574270564902011-12-20T10:25:11.328-05:002011-12-20T10:25:11.328-05:00Hard drinking, fast driving, sexual predatoriness,...Hard drinking, fast driving, sexual predatoriness, endangerment for show, etc etc-this does not make one a "Man" - it makes one a punk. Being a man means taking care of one's family and being mindful of the safety and well-being of others, it means doing the right thing even when no one is watching (especially).Robert G. Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450306458083217831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-20862749271101427852011-12-20T10:05:03.534-05:002011-12-20T10:05:03.534-05:00Jamie, thanks a lot for that link. And Paul, as on...Jamie, thanks a lot for that link. And Paul, as one who once fit the image of the rebel bad boy etc. and got much praise and support for behavior that was self-destructive as well as destructive to others, and had some of that support diminish and even turn against me when I attempted to change and become more self aware and sensitive to the common welfare, I understand part of the motivation for someone like Hitchens writing stuff he either knew was just to provoke and keep his name in the game etc. but also could have negative fallout in the actual lives of some folks, if not all of us, as to feed the beast of his own creation (the myth that he didn't care, because it was clear to me in that last TV interview he did that he was having second thoughts even if he didn't articulate it that specifically). If you want to "burn the candle at both ends" as he said he did, you have to know the example it is setting for those who you have convinced of the myth of your persona, and know that most of your admirers are just living vicariously through you so they can write about how daring and great you were to take such risks while they sit comfortably in the safety of their less well known and possibly less rewarded (though these supporters are often the ones profiting most from your behavior) but easier, healthier, more self-protective lives. Etc.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-48419933487584161612011-12-20T06:34:04.230-05:002011-12-20T06:34:04.230-05:00about Hitchens ... R.I.P.
I agree with you and fi...about Hitchens ... R.I.P. <br />I agree with you and find it interesting how the public embraces that kind of rebel persona; James Dean, Richard Burton, Dennis Hopper, Pollock, Hemingway, John Huston, et al ... that hard-drinking, womanizing, "most interesting man in the world", risk-taking, pioneering spirit. Often to the point where the packaging becomes more interesting than the content.<br />(I certainly don't want to detract from the legitimate contributions any of them made - especially because I deeply admire a few).<br />One can even see recent evidence of it in Gingrich's rise to popularity.<br />Just seems to me that the public has a real hunger for people who push against the grain or establishment - that unique individualism that contributes to pioneering spirit. Unfortunately it is usually accompanied by some sort of self destructive flaw.<br />"Prisoner of an image" is an excellent testimonial.Harryn Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592303553321006869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-22418500027432403682011-12-20T01:06:04.274-05:002011-12-20T01:06:04.274-05:00I think you'll be interested by this obit on H...I think you'll be interested by this obit on Hitchens from The Nation.<br /><br />http://www.thenation.com/blog/165222/regarding-christopherJamie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770708627188563210noreply@blogger.com