Comments on: Domain Query: A VFM’s response, pt. 1

By: Tom Kratman

Tom Kratman — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:33:44 +0000

In reply to Tom Kratman. Oh, and you're quite welcome.

By: Tom Kratman

Tom Kratman — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:32:11 +0000

In reply to Tom Kratman. Gonna be a while.

By: Didact

Didact — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:48:11 +0000

In reply to Tom Kratman.

Sir, may I say that it is a singular honour to see you comment here at this pokey little blog.

Since your response speaks directly to the accusations leveled against you, I will incorporate them into my response in the near future.

For the record, after doing a little investigating and searching, I can only agree with your statements above. There is no evidence that your statements about Italian Fascism amount to anything that could possibly be interpreted as a "vigourous defence" under even the most tortured definition of the term.

Also, off-topic- would you be able to provide any details at all as to when the next book in the Carrera series will be out? The Rods and the Axe was terrific, I can't wait for the sequel.

By: Tom Kratman

Tom Kratman — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:00:50 +0000

Schwartz is an idiot; there's no other word that fits. He's also a liar. My "vigorous defense of Italian fascism" was to point out that, while communism, as with all forms of leftism, believes in the mutability of man and the primacy of what they allege to be reason, fascism, as near as I can tell, is based on the presumption that man is primarily an emotional creature, not a reasoning one, and that all the symbols, the parades, the music, etc., is an attempt to harness that emotional nature to increase harmony, productivity, and security. To the extent that is is based on man as he is, rather than a lefty fantasy of what they wish they could turn man into, it is more logical that communism. This is not to claim, however, that it is desirable. Apparently to Schwartz, that is a vigorous defense. (I'm sure that, even though he's an idiot, he knows it's not a defense at all, but lies – lies automatically and compulsively – to suit the narrative.)

By: Didact

Didact — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:55:00 +0000

In reply to Midknight. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my genre. Prepare to die."

By: Midknight

Midknight — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 04:42:46 +0000

"racist", etc.

They keep using those words – but I don't think they mean what they think they mean.