tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post31301351711750380..comments2024-01-17T00:50:59.507-08:00Comments on The Encyclopedia Of Decency: HistoryMalky Muscularhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-39063873984686555932007-09-12T06:36:00.000-07:002007-09-12T06:36:00.000-07:00Orwell fought fascists in Aragon in a POUM militia...Orwell fought fascists in Aragon in a POUM militia, and POUM kept in close contact with Trotsky. Does that count as history?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-45653962523929364772007-09-12T00:19:00.000-07:002007-09-12T00:19:00.000-07:00I reckon I could write a counterfactual explaining...I reckon I could write a counterfactual explaining what would have happened if Niall Ferguson had never written any.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-11104244461839080092007-09-11T15:06:00.000-07:002007-09-11T15:06:00.000-07:00I bet Niall Ferguson can show why it would have be...I bet Niall Ferguson can show why it would have been better if he hadn't.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-85648289283053391372007-09-11T11:35:00.000-07:002007-09-11T11:35:00.000-07:00Orwell fought fascists in CataloniaOnce again I am...<I>Orwell fought fascists in Catalonia</I><BR/><BR/>Once again I am obliged to point out that he didn't, he fought them in Aragón.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-31024283778440515562007-09-11T08:54:00.000-07:002007-09-11T08:54:00.000-07:00Good old Orwell - I've grassed up seventeen thousa...Good old Orwell - I've grassed up seventeen thousand communists to MI5 this year alone.<BR/><BR/>I've shot seven elephants too, now that I come to think of it.Malky Muscularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-66811381659407990132007-09-11T07:21:00.000-07:002007-09-11T07:21:00.000-07:00Orwell fought fascists in Catalonia because he was...Orwell fought fascists in Catalonia because he was a man of the Left, like Christopher Hitchens, oh all right Nick Cohen. He further demonstrated his commitment to "the traditional values of the left" and "anti-fascism" by dobbing in a load of people to MI5 as suspected communists.The Rioja Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462814606739183471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-69529208569768588662007-09-11T04:25:00.000-07:002007-09-11T04:25:00.000-07:00Yes, Orwell in his apologist-for-Communism stage.I...Yes, Orwell in his apologist-for-Communism stage.<BR/><BR/>I far prefer his putting-the-boot-into-traitorous-lefties phase in the forties - I think he did far more to fight fascists by penning essays than he ever did by actually joining up and shooting at them.Malky Muscularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-41016934286604926242007-09-11T02:51:00.000-07:002007-09-11T02:51:00.000-07:00Most importantly, this period covers Orwell Fighti...Most importantly, this period covers Orwell Fighting Fascism In Catalonia*<BR/><BR/>(* see earlier comment)ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-66323641739882074832007-09-10T16:55:00.000-07:002007-09-10T16:55:00.000-07:00superficial pseudo-eustonianismIt's clear to me th...<EM>superficial pseudo-eustonianism</EM><BR/><BR/>It's clear to me that you don't know anything about history at all - history is all about anti-fascism, toughness in the face of adversity, manliness and smart uniforms.<BR/><BR/>Yes, lovely, smart uniforms with shiny buttons.<BR/><BR/>And gloves, nice black leather gloves.Malky Muscularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-57284367859851716172007-09-10T16:32:00.000-07:002007-09-10T16:32:00.000-07:00That sounds like more childish "anti-imperialism" ...<I>That sounds like more childish "anti-imperialism" to me.</I><BR/><BR/>That's because your superficial pseudo-eustonianism doesn't opportunify hitchensification of your preconceptual formulativities. Who, if not the British Empire, was it who abolished slavery everywhere except within the British Empire?Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-25924732537148373182007-09-10T15:59:00.000-07:002007-09-10T15:59:00.000-07:00The what, now?That sounds like more childish "anti...The what, now?<BR/><BR/>That sounds like more childish "anti-imperialism" to me.<BR/><BR/>Do you think Hitler worried about "anti-imperialism"?<BR/><BR/>Of course not, his blitzkreig soon put paid to mealy-mouthed appeasers.<BR/><BR/>When will you ivory-tower liberals learn the lessons of history?Malky Muscularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239599055237749201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660027112573057110.post-8562384363705236912007-09-10T15:54:00.000-07:002007-09-10T15:54:00.000-07:00Oh, rubbish. It started with the abolition of slav...Oh, rubbish. It started with the abolition of slavery.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.com