Ideology makes you confuse the literal and the metaphorical--a bit about the 4th Street Kerfuffle

This year's 4th Street Fantasy Convention was generally fine, but Steve Brust's initial comments were badly misunderstood. His text is here: My opening remarks at Fourth Street Fantasy Convention  Ideally, you will read that before continuing so my comments won't color your interpretation of what's there. I'm writing this post because I said something in the discussion on Facebook that I