Comments on: Ivory Towers http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/01/ivory-towers/ Joseph Duemer's blog about reading, writing, politics, birds, food, & weather Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: graywyvern http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/01/ivory-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-982 graywyvern Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:54:11 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/01/ivory-towers/#comment-982 i lived in a genuine garret room for awhile, in an old church that had been (barely) reburbished: this was my ivory tower. i wrote in madeup languages, & painted pictures that could only be seen through special glasses. outside, the world burned, as it does; burned over & some of it burned out. what was i supposed to be doing? i wasn't a fireman. m. i lived in a genuine garret room for awhile, in an old church that had been (barely) reburbished: this was my ivory tower. i wrote in madeup languages, & painted pictures that could only be seen through special glasses. outside, the world burned, as it does; burned over & some of it burned out. what was i supposed to be doing? i wasn’t a fireman.

m.

]]> By: David Arensburg http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/01/ivory-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-916 David Arensburg Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:46:51 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/01/ivory-towers/#comment-916 Professor :-) I read your last entry with interest because "ivory tower" is often a term used in political debates. So, following my curiosity I wiki'ed "ivory tower" and followed keywords to this site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism It's fascinating that the political/social/cultural debates that go on everyday are permutations of the political/social/cultural debates of the middle decades of the 20th century. In many ways Marx is still germaine! P.S.-it's been a long time since liberal arts institutions were inhabited by "ivory tower eggheads" who never mixed with "us po' foke." On the other hand who was the last President or corporate CEO who did not arrive at his position of power via privilege? Perhaps it's time to coin the phrase "guilded tower cronies" to refer to individuals who are in positions of power and have lived lives of complacent privelege. Professor :-)

I read your last entry with interest because “ivory tower” is often a term used in political debates. So, following my curiosity I wiki’ed “ivory tower” and followed keywords to this site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism

It’s fascinating that the political/social/cultural debates that go on everyday are permutations of the political/social/cultural debates of the middle decades of the 20th century.

In many ways Marx is still germaine!

P.S.-it’s been a long time since liberal arts institutions were inhabited by “ivory tower eggheads” who never mixed with “us po’ foke.”

On the other hand who was the last President or corporate CEO who did not arrive at his position of power via privilege?

Perhaps it’s time to coin the phrase “guilded tower cronies” to refer to individuals who are in positions of power and have lived lives of complacent privelege.

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