tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post773439998003139151..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-16303386866135447312008-03-02T13:03:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:03:00.000-08:00Biercean wit a bit too subtle and morose for the u...Biercean wit a bit too subtle and morose for the usual hick or homie, of whatever race or political affiliation. Bierce, like quite a few old-school irishmen who knew a bit of Latin(and even a few semi-bright scotsmen) realized, one, how pitiful a thing the English language was, and two, the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of both the Union and Confederacy.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.com