Commenter Thread

Comments on An open thread by novakant

particularly JD Vance

He isn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier - the US is ruled by Bif Tannens.

Wj, yes. My comment was very much an expression of hope that something good might come out of this tragedy.

Thanks, nous. I just thought it was ironic that they want to ban an author whose central work literally could be used as a blueprint for what they are aiming for as a nation.

But then it has always been risible how conservatives try to claim ancient Greece for themselves and the "West" when upon closer inspection it turns out they were a pretty colourful bunch to put it mildly. The same goes for authors like e.g. Goethe.

The killing of Renee Good is truly shocking - could this be a tipping point?

Well, the "Republic" - at least when taken literally - is actually a blueprint for a totalitarian state, so I don't really know what they're on about.