tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post6227697157365262240..comments2023-02-26T08:28:12.709-05:00Comments on Modern Medieval: A New WorldRick Goddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04109263756022001400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-30442705436700473302008-12-07T13:15:00.000-05:002008-12-07T13:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for visiting. And yes, that's indeed the g...Thanks for visiting. And yes, that's indeed the general point, that these moments can be transformational -- but not necessarily for the reasons anyone would've thought of at the time...Matthew Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971159578332078338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-53025813029604260832008-12-06T04:08:00.000-05:002008-12-06T04:08:00.000-05:00Well, it's certainly an interesting view of the el...Well, it's certainly an interesting view of the election. I feel that most of us expect a return to the Usual World after this election, and it's rather interesting to think about how we might discover that it's actually a whole "new" hemisphere.<BR/><BR/>I think that the way you describe it, you not only discuss the election but also (indirectly) how studying the past isn't just for the sake of the past, but that it also helps us to understand the world around us, and I think that's an idea with a lot of merit that you defend well despite never saying it.<BR/><BR/>What I wonder, now, is what will happen when we have our election's Sepulveda v. de las Casas. As you said, the actual debate was about a lot more than it "was about," and I'm sure this election will cause a lot of debates that end up answering much bigger questions than were asked.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800620721596371969noreply@blogger.com