> "You mean to tell me that you have no lines, no limits?" Straw man. > "Would you be so comfortable to praise an artist if you knew he was a murderer? What i

> "You mean to tell me that you have no lines, no limits?" Straw man. > "Would you be so comfortable to praise an artist if you knew he was a murderer? What if he was a rapist? A racist? A thief?" Yes, absolutely. What you fail to realise is that I'd be praising the art, not the artist. I don't believe this makes me a hypocrite, I think this makes me objective. Praising a piece of art on its own merits in no way condones unrelated character traits of the artist. > "I have little patience for these “nuanced” views." I believe you. > "The Bushes and the Kiplings should be critiqued at every chance." I agree, but the critique should be rational and objective, and not based on your emotional response to unrelated issues. > "History should not be kind to George Bush just because can draw a few puppies." Nobody said it should.