Comparative Political Demonology? What's that? Well, Comparative Political
Demonology relates to blogs, blog comments, dialogue, and the tendency
to get diverted away from new insight and into well formed ruts of political
conversation.
I'll take a stab at a working definition, subject to change.
Comparative Political Demonology is a dialogue pattern in which
participants, usually political partisans, turn the subject of conversation
towards the question of which side is worse. Attribution, to the best of my
knowledge, goes to my old blog buddy Tully, who on occasion blogs at
Flyover Notes.
Tully has given me reason to believe he is, as they sometimes say,
a real smart fella. I'm happy to praise his name for the simple fact
that on many occasions he has gifted me with new and useful insight.
Further, I have reason to believe that he's every bit as cranky as I am.
Which is also praise.
Demonology relates to blogs, blog comments, dialogue, and the tendency
to get diverted away from new insight and into well formed ruts of political
conversation.
I'll take a stab at a working definition, subject to change.
Comparative Political Demonology is a dialogue pattern in which
participants, usually political partisans, turn the subject of conversation
towards the question of which side is worse. Attribution, to the best of my
knowledge, goes to my old blog buddy Tully, who on occasion blogs at
Flyover Notes.
Tully has given me reason to believe he is, as they sometimes say,
a real smart fella. I'm happy to praise his name for the simple fact
that on many occasions he has gifted me with new and useful insight.
Further, I have reason to believe that he's every bit as cranky as I am.
Which is also praise.
