For some reason, this is being praised all over the net

[fpb]

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/26/athenians-and-visigoths-neil-postmans-graduation-speech/

The truth is that rarely have so many ugly and stupid misrepresentations ever been pressed into one short speech. Good thing the author is dead, or I would have had a thing or two to say to him. And to have this kind of crap praised by what is supposed to be a conservative Catholic magazine is enough to make my blood boil.

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[jordan179.livejournal.com]

His version of history is ... interesting. I wish he'd gotten to the part where Xena and King Arthur teamed up to fight Napoleon and his Nazi Saxon hordes.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

If you don't write a fanfic on those themes, sir, I will come after you myself.

[fishlivejournal.livejournal.com]

that would be an awesome fanfic....


but the orginal article, who the blazes is praising it? Why?

[dustthouart.livejournal.com]

YESSSSSSSSSS