Comments on: The Lit Sky http://www.damienriley.com/the-lit-sky/ blog of a teacher, songwriter, and lifelong learner Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Your page is now on StumbleUpon! http://www.damienriley.com/the-lit-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 Your page is now on StumbleUpon! Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:02:03 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/2007/07/05/the-lit-sky/#comment-3353 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.damienriley.com/the-lit-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3352 Damien Riley Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:46:21 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/2007/07/05/the-lit-sky/#comment-3352 Thanks for that link! I'm hoping to get some comments on patriotism and how it lives out there in everybody's heads. The point the short story makes is hard to make in a summary. You should just go read it. It's fiction you know? And it shows a form of Japanese patriotism seldom imagined in the West. Really makes you think (it makes me think anyway). It's not all hard to read, maybe as it starts getting bad you could stop. I think it's an important read for anyone thinking about patriotism. (but if you still decline I understand!) Thanks again for linking my article. Thanks for that link! I’m hoping to get some comments on patriotism and how it lives out there in everybody’s heads.

The point the short story makes is hard to make in a summary. You should just go read it. It’s fiction you know? And it shows a form of Japanese patriotism seldom imagined in the West. Really makes you think (it makes me think anyway). It’s not all hard to read, maybe as it starts getting bad you could stop. I think it’s an important read for anyone thinking about patriotism. (but if you still decline I understand!)

Thanks again for linking my article.

]]> By: Marcia http://www.damienriley.com/the-lit-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3351 Marcia Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:42:43 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/2007/07/05/the-lit-sky/#comment-3351 I admit, I will not read it, I cannot handle even grossness of lesser magnitude. I have taken to heart, however, your reminder of the red stripes on the flag. And I did choose to link (in my Thursday Thirteen) to your entry below this where you asked our thoughts on patriotism. I do think of fireworks only as celebration - but I associate them more with July 4th than with New Years or otherwise. I admit, I will not read it, I cannot handle even grossness of lesser magnitude. I have taken to heart, however, your reminder of the red stripes on the flag. And I did choose to link (in my Thursday Thirteen) to your entry below this where you asked our thoughts on patriotism.

I do think of fireworks only as celebration – but I associate them more with July 4th than with New Years or otherwise.

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