Supreme Court lifts limits on corporate campaign donations

Solid Snake · 01-23-2010, 09:35 PM

Yeah you see the criticism of Bradley's writing style, I can understand. The guy's never really been a gifted author. If you strip Flags of our Fathers of the emotional core regarding a man's search through his father's history, and just read it as a regular ol' history book, it's really nothing special. Bradley's something of an amateur historian, after all, so I don't expect him to hit me with the polished, methodical prose of, say, Jack Weatherford or David McCullough.

What concerns me more when it comes to history books are the factual bases of the author's contentions. In Bradley's case, I found the facts he alluded to in The Imperial Cruise highly, highly disturbing, but also largely true. I'm sure he screwed up a few dates and I'm sure he made a few improper citations. But as a whole, I still "enjoyed" the book, about as much as anyone can enjoy a book that slams America as much as The Imperial Cruise did.

The problem I have with a lot of the criticism is that many critiques seem thinly veiled accusations of Bradley being anti-American or some bullshit, which is just ridiculous. Should we really stop listening to critics of American policies just because their messages could be interpreted as 'bashing' this country? Should we really turn a blind eye to our horrific missteps just out of sheer patriotism?

01-23-2010, 09:35 PM	#11
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Yeah you see the criticism of Bradley's writing style, I can understand. The guy's never really been a gifted author. If you strip Flags of our Fathers of the emotional core regarding a man's search through his father's history, and just read it as a regular ol' history book, it's really nothing special. Bradley's something of an amateur historian, after all, so I don't expect him to hit me with the polished, methodical prose of, say, Jack Weatherford or David McCullough. What concerns me more when it comes to history books are the factual bases of the author's contentions. In Bradley's case, I found the facts he alluded to in The Imperial Cruise highly, highly disturbing, but also largely true. I'm sure he screwed up a few dates and I'm sure he made a few improper citations. But as a whole, I still "enjoyed" the book, about as much as anyone can enjoy a book that slams America as much as The Imperial Cruise did. The problem I have with a lot of the criticism is that many critiques seem thinly veiled accusations of Bradley being anti-American or some bullshit, which is just ridiculous. Should we really stop listening to critics of American policies just because their messages could be interpreted as 'bashing' this country? Should we really turn a blind eye to our horrific missteps just out of sheer patriotism? __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.