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In reply to the discussion: I'm seriously considering letting my subscription to "The Nation" lapse. [View all]DFW
(60,833 posts)We NEVER have enough time together when we meet up, and we always have to cut our time short, always with regrets. She rarely, if ever, speaks Russian with me, although I'm sure hers is far better than mine. She probably just doesn't want to embarrass me. After, she is the one who gets invited to Gorbachev's birthday parties, not me.
But Katrina DOES have a deeply developed sense of fairness and justice, and is never too proud to set the record straight if she sees a misconception out there involving her or the publication. She didn't feel imposed upon to respond to the thread (she was addressing all who posted, not just your OP, and some were far harsher on her than you ever intended to be). Maybe I was imposing upon her, taking advantage of our friendship, but I don't think so. That's just not her. If she hadn't wanted to respond, she would have been up front about not wanting to or not having the time. That fact that she did meant she felt it was important enough to do so. It is up to each who posted on the thread to attach as much or as little weight to her words as they see fit.
From the 150th anniversary soirée on the Nation's founding (Elizabeth Warren left before I could get my camera out--RATS!)--Katrina knows some fine people (and then there's me).....
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