My blogger friends have counseled me against engaging the comments section. They point me to an instructive episode of The West Wing ("The people on these sites: they're the cast of 'One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest.'") and tell me that acknowledgment of your attacks is the equivalent of dropping blood into shark-infested waters.
But I disagree. If I wanted silent, passive audiences, I wouldn't be contributing to this site, just as I wouldn't encourage my students...
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