Of course satire is "unfair," if you put it that way. And yes, of course most arguments involve at least a measure of preaching to the choir. But that doesn't mean I have to sing along. What epi was pointing out, and what I agreed with, is this:
What I find troubling in your approach to Derrida is that you do not seem to have given him the fair hearing that you demand that he (and other post-modern critics) give to literature. You would rather just disembowel him.
There are quite a few proselytizers for tradition on this site, whether it be of literary criticism or poetic forms or political viewpoints. Ok, that's the nature of debate, which always includes proselytizing on some level. But there is often a rigid adherence to a single point of view, with vehement--and yes, satirical--attacks on anything that differs from that particular viewpoint.
Or, to put it another way, it's hard to give anything a fair hearing when you are determined to stick your fingers in your ears, even before the choir starts singing.
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