Humpty Dumpty

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Reading traditional Catholics is an interesting experience for me. I often agree with their analysis of what has gone wrong and how it went wrong. But I find their remedy implausible: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, and all the king's horses, and all the king's men, can't put Humpty together again.


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  1. Unknown1:16 AM

    What remedy are you referring to, Gene?

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  2. wywialm1:35 PM

    Knowing that the point is to change the world, as Marks suggested us, could you please give us a hint about what you consider a plausible remedy?

    It is particularly interesting, as accepting the analysis of what has gone wrong usually implies agreement about what really *is* wrong and, in consequence, what is good - or the agreement is on some less-than-core level.

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    1. gcallah7:27 PM

      Well, if you mean Marx, no, he was wrong about "the point" and the horror show of Marxism in the 20th century shows it is often best to leave things alone!

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