Email Of The Day
Michael Pollard takes me out to the woodshed for my less than respectful comments about Nate Hentoff.
What isn't remotely helpful is your speculation about Hentoff's politics... Aside from being laughably mistaken about Hentoff, you're missing his entire point. He's not preaching to the converted. Rather, he's trying to make Leftists understand that, even on their own terms, Castro is an evil dictator.
I'm still skeptical as to the value of granting, even for the sake of argument, rather than criticizing the Left's terms. I'm also unconvinced that Leftists admire Castro because of any high-minded ideals that they have (I more tend to think that they adore him out of the most vulgar anti-American motives), and so attacking him on those terms won't really change their minds. Nevertheless, anyone who's this pissed off at me probably has a point, so, in the spirit of open debate, here it is.
What isn't remotely helpful is your speculation about Hentoff's politics... Aside from being laughably mistaken about Hentoff, you're missing his entire point. He's not preaching to the converted. Rather, he's trying to make Leftists understand that, even on their own terms, Castro is an evil dictator.
I'm still skeptical as to the value of granting, even for the sake of argument, rather than criticizing the Left's terms. I'm also unconvinced that Leftists admire Castro because of any high-minded ideals that they have (I more tend to think that they adore him out of the most vulgar anti-American motives), and so attacking him on those terms won't really change their minds. Nevertheless, anyone who's this pissed off at me probably has a point, so, in the spirit of open debate, here it is.
