My friend Ted Vallance, on the Levellers, over here.
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I happen to have the Woodhouse edition next to me right now, informing a few quasi-historical references. (As Rawls says something like ‘this is a philosopher’s schematic history and should be recognized as such’).
↓ Quote | Posted 7 November, 2007, 9:29 amDo they still hold Levellers’ Day at Burford every year? The one time I went (1997) some reverend gave a speech supporting their repression, leading me to mutter that one should never underestimate the perfidy of a cleric…
↓ Quote | Posted 16 November, 2007, 2:58 pmYes yes. See here:
http://virtualstoa.net/2007/05/23/levellers-day/
I’ve never been, which is mildly scandalous, as one of my friends is one of the organisers.
↓ Quote | Posted 16 November, 2007, 4:15 pmIt always used to be on the same day as the Cup Final, which used to be my reason for not going.
When I went I think I was the youngest person there. I was almost 32.
Odd how the Civil War radicals are associated with such posh places. I believe Cobham, for instance, is just about the wealthiest spot in England.
↓ Quote | Posted 16 November, 2007, 5:24 pmZeitgeist had a few decent tracks on it, but nothing they did after that really caught my attention.
↓ Quote | Posted 20 November, 2007, 12:54 am