[ExI] Wolf (Was: Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps)

[Olga Bourlin]

From: "Natasha Vita-More" <natasha at natasha.cc>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:24 AM
>
> Is an author's background of consequence and worth investigating when
> critiquing his/her writings?

Oh, no ... mostly the author's thinking, viewpoint, innovation (and to some 
extent - objectivity) on issues.

For example, three of my personal favorite historical figures (although I 
have other favorites) - Thomas Paine, Frederick Douglass, and Ida B. Wells - 
came from failed and/or humble circumstances, and yet through their writings 
and activism ... were able to contribute to social progress (and in much 
more restrictive social circumstances than we are used to these days).

Olga