Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Ignorati of the Week Award

Santayana said, "Those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it."

Last week's Troll of the Week, catsmeow, lives by the present and nothing else.

Here's her latest pronouncement:-

A character's history is not that important in the scheme of things

Well, it's obvious she's never taken a literature course, because in every form of literature - written, aural and visual - a character's backstory is always explored. Our past is what we are today, and it certainly affects our future. By catsmeow's interpretation of Life-Being-for-The-Present-The-Past-Doesn't-Count, any and all paedophile could easily obtain work in a junior school.

Oh, and I guess the French Revolution never happened because catsmeow wasn't around to experience it. And because the past really isn't that important, it's ok for characters to go round and round in circles because they'd never learn from any mistakes.

So here's the Ignorati of the Week award to catsmeow, because - hey, why worry about the past when we can just judge indiscriminately?

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