I can’t say I agree with much in Mark Steyn’s American Alone, but I do appreciate this lesson in interpretive autonomy:
Allen C. Lynch of the University of Virginia recalls visiting [Russia] when the American pro-life film The Silent Scream was shown on TV there. The film is very graphic and unsparing in its examination of the effects on the fetus, its object being to prompt in the viewer revulsion and disgust at the procedure. “It turned out that more Russian women,” wrote Professor Lynch, “became more positively attuned to the idea after having watched the film. Instead of the baby’s pain, Russian viewers noticed the clean hospitals, the state-of-the-art technology, the briskly professional doctors and nurses. Women marveled: “Wouldn’t it be great to have an abortion in the West?”
I am reading the book now, and find it a bit wordy and unfocused.
BTW, you looked great on Red Eye last night. I love your hair!
I remember seeing a documentary about a piece of classical music. Two people were describing the piece. They both spoke simultaneously — one said “joyous” and the other said “mournful”.
You looked amazing on RedEye last week! Hilarious and bright as usual.
“Fan Favorite Kerry Howley”—I get excited when I hear that!