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To: truedog who wrote (3020)	6/13/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 13056

it appears, to me, that he was one of those intellectuals who considered himself so vastly superior in thought than any other human on the planet, that he could pontificate his bilge,..... I will put that as "a difference of opinion". In my eyes, Mencken was a man who viewed life from the practical point of view, and based his opinions in what he observed from real life. I am certainly not an expert on him, but strangely, (and this applies to the writings of Ayn Rand as well), when I read what Mencken wrote, it feels as though I could have written it... except I am not a skilled writer, therefore, I can only admire and make reference to their thoughts. the peons would automatically believe it to be fact. I wished such were true... We would have much less... sheep style thinking. I may have trod on toes here, but am giving my honest opinion. Not at all, I have never been afraid of honest opinions, no one can expect everyone to agree on the next man's thoughts... The key of all, is the use of reason and free exchange of ideas, not to forget the basic respect to the other guy's opinion... and of course no one should infringe on the neighbor's right to privacy. i.e.: No preaching allowed... <g>. As for Mencken, here is a brief biography on him. pratt.lib.md.us And other stuff on him.... commonreader.com Here is more.... mencken.org "......Much of what Mencken has to say is, of course, entirely predictable. He is the apostle of common sense,and of a realism so hard as to be hopelessly ill suited to the prevailing softness of our own Age of Sensitivity. Whatever the disorder in question, man's irremediable stupidity was Mencken's universal diagnosis, the horse-laugh his preferred antidote....." Just my opinion. Which you have the right to disagree with. Sorry, I can not stay.... Must go do the golf thing.