tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post7955691118114009582..comments2024-03-28T20:47:48.468-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: CHARLOTTESVILLERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-57711256379275504472017-08-17T08:38:25.092-04:002017-08-17T08:38:25.092-04:00Could you say more about the distinction between ...Could you say more about the distinction between slavery and chattel slavery? What do you mean by traditional European slavery? My impression is that slavery was an hereditary status under Roman law. I am not at all certain about, however. Just looking for clarification of the distinction.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296677552107805508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-21559388498727734772017-08-17T00:39:56.787-04:002017-08-17T00:39:56.787-04:00If you haven't yet, you should watch the three...If you haven't yet, you should watch the three Captain America movies from Marvel. Besides being a pleasant diversion, I think they do a solid job adapting/creating a character consistent with the values Dr. Attewell discusses.TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68617365393538356802017-08-16T17:39:30.352-04:002017-08-16T17:39:30.352-04:00Thank you for sharing the Vice documentary, an exc...Thank you for sharing the Vice documentary, an excellent production and piece of historical record by them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459163807109731285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-1960523219308834142017-08-16T16:58:14.630-04:002017-08-16T16:58:14.630-04:00Check out Cantwell's response to learning that...Check out Cantwell's response to learning that there is a warrant out for his arrest:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=112&v=lyeTj002DCo<br /><br />Not so happy now.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-28008843752161596522017-08-16T16:56:20.499-04:002017-08-16T16:56:20.499-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59070802412603890012017-08-16T13:54:48.274-04:002017-08-16T13:54:48.274-04:00TheDudeDiogenes, I followed the link and read the ...TheDudeDiogenes, I followed the link and read the story about Captain America, none of which I knew. It is wonderful. By the time I was done reading, I was feeling quite nostalgic for my childhood and early youth. Thank you.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-14761039539562413032017-08-16T13:23:10.922-04:002017-08-16T13:23:10.922-04:00I give my vote to the ideals of Captain America.I give my vote to the ideals of <a href="http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/10/steven-attewell-steve-rogers-isnt-just-any-hero" rel="nofollow">Captain America</a>.TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-67146551360744774162017-08-16T13:09:48.428-04:002017-08-16T13:09:48.428-04:00Prof. Wolff, I've noticed this too, and though...Prof. Wolff, I've noticed this too, and thought a lot about it. I've seen that kind of joyous look on Richard Spencer's face, too. <br /><br />I think there's something more going on here than just repressed aggressive instincts, though I'm sure some of that is present as well. The joy is not just garden variety enjoyment of flouting social convention ("political correctness"), but also the joy of being determined, of having a purpose, of having a vision for where things are headed and of the role one can play in bringing it about. <br /><br />An overwhelmingly moralized response to all this, though I've taken part in it too, is very dangerous. Moralizing in itself is not particularly inspiring, especially since it's so often framed negatively ("Nazis are bad. Don't be a Nazi. Duh. Didn't we cover this 60 years ago?"). It's more likely to bore people than make them act. Now more than ever we need a fresh, positive vision for the future, something a little bit meatier than "love not hate" or "don't let the Nazis win." What are our values? What ideals are we trying to realize? I don't know what this vision is, but I do know that people want inspiration and purpose, that they lack it right now, and that "white nationalism" is throwing its hat in the ring. (Remember that quote from the old classic, The Big Lebowski, which used to be merely funny:"say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism; at least it's an ethos.") Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185714592855577979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-17091386199853224762017-08-16T12:44:10.298-04:002017-08-16T12:44:10.298-04:00Would shouldn't they be enjoying themselves?
...Would shouldn't they be enjoying themselves?<br /><br />We all have a sadistic or cruel streak, some more than others, at times tempered by a superego which makes us feel guilty about that, at times not.<br /><br />In fact, I'd enjoy inflicting a bit of pain on the neo-nazis and KKK myself. s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-90174409848335791712017-08-16T12:40:49.978-04:002017-08-16T12:40:49.978-04:00Professor Wolff:
Why do you suppose the alt-right...Professor Wolff:<br /><br />Why do you suppose the alt-right played their hand so quickly? It's odd. Either they're overconfident or we're in big trouble.<br />This is more a hope than an analysis, but this may divide the cultural conservatives from what's left of the Republican business oriented establishment, with long run if not immediate ramifications.<br />There are too many people against him, for Trump to be a dictator.<br />Trump is scary, but he's no Hitler. he's not nearly as cunning and charismatic as Hitler, and there are too many of us for him to conquer without a fight.<br />If just one thing goes wrong for him, he's historyhoward bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-49314778761275952092017-08-16T12:13:14.859-04:002017-08-16T12:13:14.859-04:00Bob, this may be a good moment for one of your tho...Bob, this may be a good moment for one of your thoughtful analyses of the distinction between your type of anarchism and the type of anti-statism espoused by people like Cantwell. I think we all have a sense of that difference, but I for one would appreciate your analysis. Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.com