Daniel Pearlman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>Subject: Re: Pound's elitism Dear Wei, Sorry you don't get what I'm saying.>> I may or may not get what you are saying, at least to some extent. I ask the questions to provoke thought and discussion, in the hopes that such exchange is both entertaining and stimulating intellectually (perhaps, in some instances, even enlightening). I am sorry if I seemed to go overboard with the questions. But take it, if you will, as a compliment. I found your post very thought provoking and engaging. <<Seems to me that you tangle yourself up in my individual phrases and can't see the wood for the trees.>> Perhaps. They were your phrases, and I found them interesting. As for what I can and cannot see, I choose to look both at the wood and the trees, on occasion; and sometimes to look only at the wood This time I chose to look at the trees. (Isn't this what everyone does? ) >>In any case, unlike yourself, I occasionally enjoy making informal statements on this list and have neither the time nor patience to enter into prolonged debates.>> My statements are all informal. I respect your choice to make any statement whenever you wish to. >>Glad you liked the reminder about the piped-in music and regret refusal to fill out >>your questionnaire. Understood. I did not expect you to answer every question, of course. Perhaps you could answer just one. For instance, you said, ><<His stance is perhaps a needed corrective to >today's PC downgrade of all elites in favor of the always-oppressed >little guy of every stripe and color.>> Maybe you could just give one instance of what you mean by "today's downgrade of elites in favor of the always-oppressed little guy of every stripe and color." Regards, Wei (PS. Don't feel of course that you need answer that question. Choose one of the other questions I asked, if you like it better. If you are pressed for time, then answer next week or next month, or do not answer. I am simply inviting you to participate in the discussion, because your contribution would, I think, be a very worthy one). ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com