Conversation versus snark?

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:


"The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it."

—Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Conversations with an Ambitious Student in Ill Health




Which reminds me of an NPR interview I heard yesterday morning with this guy.













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Comments

[darkspires.livejournal.com]

Very to the point. It brought to mind that old Monty Python thing with John Cleese, if I can remember it accurately.

An argument is not the automatic gainsay of what another person says. It is a corrulated series of statements designed to establish a propersition.

Funny as all get out at the time, but still very relevent, especially now, with all the snarkery and brinkmanship.

[pjthompson]

Yes, and what's really sad is that an entire generation has grown up without any civil discourse whatsoever.