A Question/Challenge for those of you who read books...

[Alex]

A Question/Challenge for those of you who read books....

You must have read the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes". The plot revolves around everyone telling the emperor how beautiful his clothes are, when the emperor is actually naked.

The story has a lighthearted ending as it is through the eyes of a child that the profound words are spoken..."The Dude's buck-naked!".

After the Emperor laughs at this funny turn of events, all have a good laugh. The end.

Now, my question is this, why read literature at all if you don't intelligently incorporate it into your daily life, into your philosophy of life?

Recently, an emperor was re-elected by a vote of 11 million to zero. When the little boy rose to speak, all that came out of his mouth was..."all hail Sadam".

You learned bookreaders you, why did you accept this blaspheme of philosophical truth, and not give the recent elections in Irag a second thought?

If you had given the elections in Irag a second thought, even if you hate George Bush, you would hate Sadam just as much, yet you don't.

So my question is, why even bother reading classic short stories such as the Emperor's New Clothes if they don't add any insight into your view of the present day world?

[SHATOUSHKA]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Super-8mm in the DigitalAge:
A Question/Challenge for those of you who read books....


So my question is, why even bother reading classic short stories such as the Emperor's New Clothes if they don't add any insight into your view of the present day world?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

this is such a ridiculous post i don't even know
where to begin in justifying it with a response.

your post would make some shred of epiphany if
the emperor's new clothes were the only
book ever written. also, your post would serve
as some profound insight if everyone:

<ul type="square">[*] interpreted the story the way you did[*] applied the same interpretation to the course of events, as you did[*] had never read more insightful, more profound things other than the emperor's new clothes[/list]

the fact of the matter is, that story DOES apply
to the current events... though, IMO, in the direct
opposite as you have interpreted it.

in the story, the emperor had been deluded...
tricked and misled. upon realization of his error,
a moral was learned (by the emperor).

saddam is just as brilliant. regardless of the
elections, he is not deluded... and will not be
deluded by false doctrine and fast-speak from the
west.

as for your final question:

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So my question is, why even bother reading classic short stories such as the Emperor's New Clothes if they don't add any insight into your view of the present day world?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

my only answer to this is that i have graduated
from elementary stories and found a deeper truth
in more difficult reads.

[soulfilms]

the emperor's new clothes is a ***** tale.

[soulfilms]

f.a.i.r.y

what a bizarre word to censor.

[SHATOUSHKA]

and the narrator says:

this is the point in the dialogue where alex
confronts soulfilms on the incorrect judgment
of his post... arguing that the best morals
come from faerietales... and that the difference
between faerietales and the real world are slim
to none....

soulfilms utter lack of the acknowledgment of
this and her indifference towards the seriousness
of alex's post may result in clashing of views.

let's watch and see what happens....

[SmokinLizzies]

I'm not sure what's going on here. (I burn books)
However, I hate saddam.... yet hate to agree with Alex..... Is this a paradox?

[SHATOUSHKA]

no... its a sin...

[Alex]

I do dislike doubling Shatzy's posts just to point out the errors, but here goes.


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Super-8mm in the DigitalAge:
[qb]A Question/Challenge for those of you who read books....


So my question is, why even bother reading classic short stories such as the Emperor's New Clothes if they don't add any insight into your view of the present day world?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:

this is such a ridiculous post i don't even know
where to begin in justifying it with a response.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>


Now, wasn't that a thoughtful, non-confrontational shot across the bow? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:

your post would make some shred of epiphany if
the emperor's new clothes were the only
book ever written.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't agree with that.


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:

also, your post would serve
as some profound insight if everyone:

<ul type="square">[*] interpreted the story the way you did[*] applied the same interpretation to the course of events, as you did[*] had never read more insightful, more profound things other than the emperor's new clothes[/list]</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

More mumbo jumbo.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:
the fact of the matter is, that story DOES apply
to the current events... though, IMO, in the direct opposite as you have interpreted it. </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

Now that is a backtrack if ever I saw one.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:


in the story, the emperor had been deluded...
tricked and misled. upon realization of his error,
a moral was learned (by the emperor). </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

That is not a wide-held belief. The emporeror kind of knew, kind of didn't know, but kind of didn't care what the truth was, he was the king.

That sounds a awful lot like Sadam.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:


saddam is just as brilliant. regardless of the
elections, he is not deluded... and will not be
deluded by false doctrine and fast-speak from the
west. </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

He's just as egotistical, maniacal, and murderous, I dare say brilliant is not necessarily the first word that comes to mind in regards to Sadam.


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by shatzy:

as for your final question:

[QUOTE]So my question is, why even bother reading classic short stories such as the Emperor's New Clothes if they don't add any insight into your view of the present day world?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

my only answer to this is that i have graduated
from elementary stories and found a deeper truth
in more difficult reads.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>


"LET THEM READ HARDBOUNDS"
-Marie Shatzoinette.

[SmokinLizzies]

F
U
C
K
that!

I'm no sinner..... oh wait.... yeah.... i am. [img]wink.gif[/img]

[SHATOUSHKA]

i agree with gary.

i'm not going to keep wasting my time attempting
to 'discuss this' on any barage of one-sided
topics you make.
your reply to my responses are so lacking in any
sort of real value... including wit, that you
have merely deadlocked this issue.

as mentioned COOOOOUNTLESS times, if it doesn't
agree with alex's point of view... it loses all
credibility.

alex....

sometimes i don't know how i misjudged you in the beginning