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Related: About this forumFox News guest: ‘We do want to destroy the imaginations of our children’.. Anthony Esolen was Great!
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Did Fox News get Punked? They sure Did!
In a bizarre interview aired Friday morning, Fox & Friends apparently got punked by an author who declared that society absolutely has every reason to destroy the imaginations of our children.
Its not quite clear why Anthony Esolen, author of the book Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, responded the way he did, but its possible that he had an axe to grind with Fox News.
Asked about the premise of his book, Esolen flipped the conversation on its head. First of all, we do want to destroy the imaginations of our children, he said. Otherwise our economy would collapse and people would stop buying things they dont need and dont really even enjoy.
You cant let your kid be outside, because a single blade of grass out there is a more wondrous object than anything a kid will see on a screen in a months time of viewing television and video games, Esolen continued. So, absolutely, youve got to keep them indoors.
He added that fairy tales are also not advisable because they are based on what every culture really knows about human beings.
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Fox News guest: ‘We do want to destroy the imaginations of our children’.. Anthony Esolen was Great! (Original Post)
sheshe2
Nov 2012
OP
I'm sure she bought it hook, line and sinker! No original thinking allowed at Faux!
freshwest
Nov 2012
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brucefan
(1,549 posts)1. Tee Hee
"Great Holiday gift"she say's.
Mika
(17,751 posts)2. Isn't this guy from "The Yes Men'?
Sounds like one of them.
http://theyesmen.org/
left on green only
(1,484 posts)3. Don't worry......
.....it probably went right over their heads.
sheshe2
(83,746 posts)4. Well the Vapid Blonde sure had a bemused expression on her face!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)5. I'm sure she bought it hook, line and sinker! No original thinking allowed at Faux!