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When will your fine publication cease utilizing writers who are afraid to speak for themselves and attempt to hide that fear behind objective language? As others have rightly noted, Steinglass� biases are littered throughout the review, and obvious to all. What level of understanding must it take for someone in this day and age to write the following:
�Consistently, in reading Hanh, one finds oneself having this sort of reaction: furious dismissal, followed by a creeping realization that one generally agrees with what he's saying.�
�and
�Why are we embarrassed by the word "love"? What violence in our disposition leads us to sneer at the word? What are we so angry at? What are we so afraid of?�
Does one sneer at the word love? One thinks that one must be an 18th century empiricist to express oneself thusly. I certainly don�t sneer at the word, love. I�m sorry, Mr. Steinglass that English only has one word for the varied forms of love. Nonetheless, speak for yourself. And may I be so bold as to answer that last question: your feelings (oops, our feelings) natch.
Hire someone from this century next time, Salon.
