tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post8732544965653059225..comments2024-01-14T12:04:49.488-05:00Comments on Behind the Lines: Poetry, War, & Peacemaking: Despair is a Luxury... (Rebecca Solnit)Philip Metreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-84927402440438106712008-07-31T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-31T10:52:00.000-04:00Joseph, yes, in fact, some of this will make the i...Joseph, yes, in fact, some of this will make the introduction (though they are Rebecca Solnit's words, not mine). When it comes to hope, I'm hopelessly unhip.Philip Metreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-40122328780554056102008-07-31T10:32:00.000-04:002008-07-31T10:32:00.000-04:00True Phil. Dead on true. Despair is easy for us in...True Phil. Dead on true. Despair is easy for us in the first world. It even fits into a kind of hip, complaining, "nothing is good enough" attitude. Hope risks. Hope stretches us. I am sure it's why Obama's appeal to hope is so deeply appealing to many people. It might also be why people will project lots of ideas onto him. Regardless of that, your naming first world despair as a death sentence for others is true. Materials for your intoduction or preface? Good for you. J. RossSo It Shall Be Writtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846489752701500697noreply@blogger.com