It’s not often in life, let alone on RF3D, where topics of conversation veer from 19th Century Romanticism and Wordsworth as a neo-con to an Islamic Reformation and Michael Steele’s toothless response to D.L. Hughley (when he should have been defending conservatism). Of course, it’s not often RF3D has Andrew Klavan, best-selling author and host of PJTV’s “Klavan on Culture,” as a guest.
All the above and he even coined the term “learned ignorance” when describing modern liberals on college campuses, so press “play” already. Don’t cost nothin’ …
And here’s Andrew Klavan’s latest book:
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the “Coexist” bumper stickers always crack me up, because I’ve never met a person with one of those on their cars who’s even remotely religious. Sure, it’s easy to make blithe suggestions like that when you’ve got no stake in anything, it’s a bit harder when your own coexistence is dependent upon someone else trying to chop down one of the tent poles that hold up your own soul.
Republibot,
Here is the real question. Have you ever seen a car with one of those stickers that didn’t have at least 5 other bumper stickers?
Good interview. But next time you might take a moment to ask him about his… you know… books.
The next time he’s in the RF3D house, promise.
Glad you liked the rest of it, though — thanks!
And also — Klavan wanted to talk culture not books if I recall.
Veruckt,
Once, maybe twice, but definitely rarely. Most of them have slews, you’re right, and most of them are curiously contradictory of the whole “Coexistence” thing, you know, things slamming Christianity or whatever.
Usually all those bumperstickers can be boiled down to one: OBEY.
No. They usually boil down to “I’m a better and more important person than you, and I’m boastfully proud of it.”
This revision of the Coexist bumper sticker is brilliant. Any idea who came up with it? Their wit should be acknowledged.
Thanks, Hail! That’d be my creation.
Right on, Eric. Keep up the good work!
I’d say the bumperstickers generally come down to “I believe my uninformed opinion, which is no deeper than these stickers, is somehow better than your reasoned belief, and I’m willing to insult the hell out of you until you acknowledge my overweight, lesbian, wiccan, tree-hugging, democratic, Indigo-Girls-Listening, undergraduate dropout, self-righteous ignorant superiority.”
But I have a habbit of missing the point in these things…
That’s why, outside of the Drive-By Truckers Decoration Day (the album that saved my life) and New West stickers, the only one with any “deep” meaning you see on my car is the self-made “United we should stand.” Pending construction: http://www.moveon.now .
Great show. Speaking of his books, on Amazon there’s a Booklist review of his latest, The Last Thing I Remember, that says, “The rah-rah patriotism may put off some readers, particularly given Charlie’s apparent unwillingness to moderate his black-and-white views. On the other hand, this is just the first book in the Homelanders series, so there is still plenty of time for Charlie to develop shades of gray. Grades 8-11. –Daniel Kraus”
Translation: So, fret not Obamaites, Charlie just may become a liberal after being almost tortured by our enemies, and learn to hate our country the way us normal, but more intelligent, folks do.
Thanks, Matt! I also have to say, ‘cause I am a huge fan of giving credit where it’s due, Floyd and JFN were on fire for this segment! Please give those boys a hand!!!
Eric: How’d DBT save your life?
I was going through a separation/divorce in 2003 and many a song on Decoration Day (as well as Zachariah and the Lobos Riders’ “Thanks for Leaving Me”) helped a whole lot in the emotions department. As far as I’m concerned, DD ranks up there with Marvin Gaye’s Here, My Dear, Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love, and Richard and Linda Thompson’s Shoot out the Lights for best divorce albums.
What about Sam Kinison?
I’ve actually found his stuff more fun to listen to after being divorced and happily in #2.