tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7594409713546002646..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Skills Versus WisdomFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-21971188658103761392015-09-20T00:29:07.639-04:002015-09-20T00:29:07.639-04:00This entire thing was surreal for me. I mean, this...This entire thing was surreal for me. I mean, this man genuinely sees those to his right as Nazi-ish, despite no obvious Nazi-like characteristics.<br /><br />Of course, as with Abe, this man has an intellect, and the capacity to reason. He as achieved a measure of success and fame for his work.<br /><br />That he spends his time on the internet comparing Republicans to Nazis is just bizarre. I was surprised I got a reaction out of him at all, but calling him an imbecile for making the ayatollah comparison must have struck a nerve. To him, Republicans are THAT bad. The rest of the debate degenerated into Tad declaring that he was a smarter and wiser sort of man.<br /><br />He and his supporters obviously didn't see anything wrong with this. The could not see why the comparison was a blatant category error. Celebrity worship is probably a part of that, for such people are often surrounded by sycophants, but it was still surreal.<br /><br />One author I know saw the exchange and was surprised that Tad would be so open with such views, especially unsolicited, as it would likely cost him readers. But, like Abe, he could not refrain.<br /><br />If anything, the experience has served me well, for I suspect I may have been on my way to becoming a Right wing equivalent. His clear lunacy, lack of restraint, surety of rightness, and contempt for those unlike him is a great example of the sort of man I do not wish to become.<br /><br />God teaches us in funny ways, sometimes.Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082153758868357687noreply@blogger.com