Dawkins mentions memes rarely (relative to his volumes and volumes of written and spoken output on other subjects) and only wrote at length about them once. That "length" was in fact rather short, in an almost-brainstormy section of but one book where he riffed on the concept. It was other authors and speakers who picked up that concept (or I suppose I should say meme) and ran with it.
It's all well and good to say "I believe in personal accountability." but if you'll note, other than that one phrase there isn't a single quote in the entire article where he actually takes responsibility. Each and every one of them is phrased in such a way as to imply that these events were forced upon the team, and by someone other than him.
Only the government does a better job at this special brand of "personal accountability."
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Dawkins mentions memes rarely (relative to his volumes and volumes of written and spoken output on other subjects) and only wrote at length about them once. That "length" was in fact rather short, in an almost-brainstormy section of but one book where he riffed on the concept. It was other authors and speakers who picked up that concept (or I suppose I should say meme) and ran with it.
It's all well and good to say "I believe in personal accountability." but if you'll note, other than that one phrase there isn't a single quote in the entire article where he actually takes responsibility. Each and every one of them is phrased in such a way as to imply that these events were forced upon the team, and by someone other than him. Only the government does a better job at this special brand of "personal accountability."