Well.. there is this to say, though
Box ain't dense, but he has a weakness for tarring with the brush of Stupid #%^@ stereotypes (though nowhere near the marlowe auto-speech-homogenizer). Like
"Californians think ___" ie "The Murican Peepul think ___" and such.
But at least - among the Pro-This-War apologists, he has in mind a particular er dastardly schema? of Int'l Chess; amoral to be sure but -- this ain't Atlantis. Anyway, I find his advocacy refreshing for the baggage left behind: Dubya and cronies prolly don't get no Channuka cards from The Box.
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