Comments on: Updated: Getting to the Young'uns

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:50:47 +0000

Ms Mercer,
I wasn’t sure how to address you, Ms Mercer or Ilana, and since I don’t know you except through your writings, I went with Ms Mercer.
I first become aware of you and your writings about a year and a half ago through your website. My thoughts at that time were, “Wow, here is a good-looking woman who has something to say and knows how to say it”. About a year ago, I purchased your book “Broadsides”, read it and thought “Wow, she is as good-looking as ever, her words are powerful, but I disagree with some of what you write, wasn’t quite sure on some of the other things you were saying and on other things, I totally agree”.
Well, the past couple of days, I picked up your book and started reading it again. Because of events that have transpired since the last time I read your book and now, a lot more of what you are saying is clicking and making sense. What I want to do now, is to research some of the other authors and their works that your mention throughout your book. You have opened my mind to different things, I may not agree with them, but I’m willing to read them and see where they lead.
I still think you are a good looking woman, but you have also challenged me to not always accept the “norm” and to question those things I’m unsure about. So, thank you.

Keep writing and I’ll keep reading
Jim

By: John Mattingly

John Mattingly — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:05:46 +0000

I can personally testify to the effectiveness of using IlanaMercer.com to treat chronic symptoms of dittohead.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:38:57 +0000

Kind of reminds me of me. When I was still in school, I had a strong urge to figure things out for myself. I was led to believe that neither Republicans nor Democrats were right, and in fact, were incredibly wrong about everything. That’s when the Great Search began…

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:06:18 +0000

I also do swan dives into my Funk & Wagnell when reading Mercer's essays and I've been out of school for decades. I'm not a libertarian and probably never will be [actually you are a libertarian] but am glad to see this young person heading somewhere positive instead of blindly charging to the left like most students seem to do. Good work Ilana. You're helping to develop a few thinkers out there.