tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post8141985512609423915..comments2023-10-11T00:36:32.142-07:00Comments on B&b ex libris: The Reluctant Fundamentalistbethany (dreadlock girl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-83373526222100717082008-05-17T18:43:00.000-07:002008-05-17T18:43:00.000-07:00beastmomma-yes, it makes sense. It think now it wo...beastmomma-<BR/>yes, it makes sense. It think now it would be more possible, now that people see a problem. I know the world is never perfect...but we can dream!bethany (dreadlock girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-5154205469847532512008-05-11T17:17:00.000-07:002008-05-11T17:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for clarifying your review. As I was going...Thanks for clarifying your review. As I was going through your comments, I saw this and wanted to respond: <BR/>I think it is fine to let the underdog of history speak, but that does not mean we throw out all our previous ideology and grab on to a new one! <BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/>I think it would be good to have history be a balanced story telling of winners and losers, underdogs and big dogs. However, that is a little too naive because those in power often have more resources and platforms with which to tell their stories. This set up makes it tough for underdogs or those with a different perspective to add to the conversation in a meaningful way. Not sure if that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-26430255415934118642008-05-09T05:01:00.000-07:002008-05-09T05:01:00.000-07:00Ha ha! Amen. :)Ha ha! Amen. :)Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-72133125284715880822008-05-08T16:47:00.000-07:002008-05-08T16:47:00.000-07:00trish- I would actually recommend it though...but ...trish- I would actually recommend it though...but I want to know for sure what you think of it. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Your feelings are exactly mine right now, does that make any sense? no. Um, I feel like you do about the US...but the problem is that it is trendy to think the US is "uncool". And we all know that trend is hard not to follow. This is the generation of the underdog, the one who as been trampled on...I think it is fine to let the underdog of history speak, but that does not mean we throw out all our previous ideology and grab on to a new one! ahhh...sorry...that is me being preachy now. I was almost a history major, so that is where it comes from.<BR/><BR/>All that to basically say: amen.bethany (dreadlock girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-49417248163140838072008-05-08T16:32:00.000-07:002008-05-08T16:32:00.000-07:00It's too bad that this one was too preachy. I rea...It's too bad that this one was too preachy. I read another review a few months ago--but I didn't come away from the review having felt like I got a true perspective. Sounds like it could be a fascinating book. I know Americans can sometimes be ethnocentric, but I also think that sometimes other countries only see our faults (My sister is in Argentina and she says that she doesn't offer that she is from Texas anymore because people have such hatred for our current government and president that all she hears is trash). Sad...Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-14707146734429889082008-05-08T13:05:00.000-07:002008-05-08T13:05:00.000-07:00I think I fixed it beastmomma, let me know if that...I think I fixed it beastmomma, let me know if that makes sense now. thanks for the heads up!bethany (dreadlock girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-53251212096532519142008-05-08T13:01:00.000-07:002008-05-08T13:01:00.000-07:00sorry...I will try to fix it so it makes sense.sorry...I will try to fix it so it makes sense.bethany (dreadlock girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195556660351263001.post-81622439058968509032008-05-08T12:59:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:59:00.000-07:00That sounds interesting, but I am confused by this...That sounds interesting, but I am confused by this paragraph: <BR/><BR/>Some readers will not have a hard time with it at all, as it is the prevalent mentality that you hear around here (liberal northwest)from bums at coffee shops, and even many people of stature in our communities here. However, because it is not my view I felt pushed around, or maybe lumped into a generalization, which is seems hypocritical for the author to do since as far as I can tell that is what he fights against.<BR/>*********************************<BR/>What does the "it" in the sentence, "it is not my view" refer to-- the anti-american sentiment, liberal, the prevalant viewpoint in the community? <BR/><BR/>I am just trying to understand the full meaning of your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com