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Writers' Festival: German poet morally centered

H.M. Enzensberger says 'poetry is my nucleus'


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#1 Posted by

Margaret Donaldson
Jun 20, 2010 9:06 pm CET

>>Obviously patently inane attitude.

Perhaps you could use a different translation program, or else leave everything in Czech so that we can understand it.

#2 Posted by

Jiri Hubacek
Jun 20, 2010 7:32 pm CET

"Does it mean that "nobody has more moral authority than plumbers or butchers"? Not only is your statement absurd it is expressed in a way which is incoherent."

I understand that you have hard time with your own understandings of things so I will explain it to you.

It means that both plumbers and butchers have an equal moral authority to elitists, who would like to usurp this to themselves only.
Obviously patently inane attitude.

In that way I agree with the above poet.

#3 Posted by

Margaret Donaldson
Jun 20, 2010 6:55 pm CET

>>Thanks for catching my misprint

A "misprint" is when an editor misses a mistake in a book, newspaper or magazine. Your problem is more a reflection of your inability to understand basic grammar, and the fact that you use words in entirely the wrong context. Moreover, even if your language were correct the content of your postings rarely makes any sense. For example, what is this supposed to mean?

"You can constitute politicians, academia,historians,sociologists,philosophers,ecologists,scientists and any number of other elitists instead of writers and you have equation that provides a basis for entire humanity."

Does it mean that "nobody has more moral authority than plumbers or butchers"? Not only is your statement absurd it is expressed in a way which is incoherent.

So the problem is threefold. You have nothing intelligent to say; you say it incoherently; and you say it ungrammatically and using the wrong words.

#4 Posted by

Jiri Hubacek
Jun 20, 2010 12:33 am CET

"What language is this supposed to be written in? Solomon Islands' Pidgin?"

Thanks for catching my misprint(and just when I thought that I am perfect!!!)
It was,of course,the word "substitute" that I had in mind.

I knew that I can rely on you if I make mistake teacher.

#5 Posted by

Margaret Donaldson
Jun 19, 2010 10:57 pm CET

...or maybe it's a Google Translation from the original Czech...

#6 Posted by

Margaret Donaldson
Jun 19, 2010 10:56 pm CET

>>You can constitute politicians, academia,historians,sociologists,philosophers,ecologists,scientists and any number of other elitists instead of writers and you have equation that provides a basis for entire humanity.

What language is this supposed to be written in? Solomon Islands' Pidgin?

#7 Posted by

Jiri Hubacek
Jun 19, 2010 9:37 pm CET

""Writers have no more moral authority than plumbers or butchers,""

This is of course true.
You can constitute politicians, academia,historians,sociologists,philosophers,ecologists,scientists and any number of other elitists instead of writers and you have equation that provides a basis for entire humanity.
 
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