tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post5134576014445931163..comments2023-10-15T04:22:36.206-04:00Comments on paralepsis: The Rhetoric of Now: MemoryHermagorashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15863777697055352607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post-35910604802900075062009-04-16T20:47:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:47:00.000-04:00David, that's a good point. I'm not sure what cau...David, that's a good point. I'm not sure what caused me to write it like that. A good point about the Bush adminstration too. In fact, your comment makes me want to post a follow-up on the continuing manipulation of memory and the possibility for some kinds of reexamination. (I should have kept up with this series, but other things got in the way.)<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for your Hermagorashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863777697055352607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post-2037557491307164382009-04-16T18:58:00.000-04:002009-04-16T18:58:00.000-04:00I think your phrase "and by careful examination" i...I think your phrase "and by careful examination" is wrong. The whole point was that examination of the bodies was fruitless, and only memory of who sat where served to identify them.<br /><br />In the same vein of false memorializing you focus on, the Bush Administration did not "examine the bodies" of 9-11. I would be shocked if any Bush administration official read each obituary that appeared Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698934106397111684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post-64171736417243711512007-05-29T15:52:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:52:00.000-04:00John, Thanks for that: not nitpicking at all. I'm...John, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for that: not nitpicking at all. I'm not sure what caused me to have that particular brain-fart. I've corrected the post accordingly. <BR/><BR/>DKHermagorashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863777697055352607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post-39748174657988265832007-05-29T15:20:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:20:00.000-04:00A bit of nitpicking here: Where in the story of Si...A bit of nitpicking here: Where in the story of Simonides, either the one you quote or any of the other extant versions is there mention of murder and of Simonides identifying murderers? <BR/><BR/>I've read a number of versions of this story, and as I understand it, Simonides uses his memory system to identify the dead so that their families can bury them. There’s no indication of murder involvedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36818451.post-12714217849242383132007-05-29T03:00:00.000-04:002007-05-29T03:00:00.000-04:00If a politician can be quick and constantly repeat...If a politician can be quick and constantly repeat the same lie over and over again during the time that people are "consolidating" their memories, they can have a profound affect on the memory narrative. A good lesson from this isn't just that we need to be quick to make sure people maintain an accurate memory of events, but we must also listen and understand the narrative that others are Nathan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459032322179398930noreply@blogger.com