tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post2990651257060908736..comments2024-03-08T18:41:33.378-06:00Comments on I Was Just Wondering: Ignorance and WantJess Wundrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-19190787715770281302007-11-27T08:51:00.000-06:002007-11-27T08:51:00.000-06:00You know, I wanted to post this excerpt and then w...You know, I wanted to post this excerpt and then write a little something about how appalled Dickens would be at the backsliding we are taking on all the advancements in social justice made in the 20th century.<BR/><BR/>After trying for a while I just gave up. Dickens, as matty says, <I>is</I> one writin' mofo. <BR/><BR/>He wrote 'A Christmas Carol' in a matter of weeks, pissed about social justice, starting in October and finishing in November, in time to get it published before Christmas.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how he'd feel if he knew his efforts have sometimes christened him as 'the father of modern christmas'.<BR/><BR/>Probably <A HREF="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xNv1sSbltqk/R0L1Ktl52EI/AAAAAAAAAvg/1YYfSYlklz4/s1600-h/doorbuster-trampling.jpg" REL="nofollow"> pretty sick.</A>Jess Wundrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-23616939212718101932007-11-27T00:25:00.000-06:002007-11-27T00:25:00.000-06:00I have to read this story again. Thanks for highli...I have to read this story again. Thanks for highlighting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-6892806581871065372007-11-26T18:44:00.000-06:002007-11-26T18:44:00.000-06:00That Dickens was one writin' mofo, no question.That Dickens was one writin' mofo, no question.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-91164208439363062692007-11-26T10:18:00.000-06:002007-11-26T10:18:00.000-06:00Truly chilling.Truly chilling.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-85386693641963381612007-11-26T09:45:00.000-06:002007-11-26T09:45:00.000-06:00I actually have that picture on my hard drive. Tha...I actually have that picture on my hard drive. That is one of the most emotionally charged moments in the book. Thanks for reminding me of it. The true spirit of Christmas is not about gifts or food, it's about making sure that certain parts of the population <I>don't get</I> gifts or food!Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.com