The Engelman controversy has been interesting. Not since watching Busby Berkeley’s Babes on Broadway (1941) have I seen so many knees jerk in unison. The hatred of Engelman, a poor soul who is driven to live his life on comment boards, is clearly palpable, like an open wound or a grisly, throbbing case of butt hurt.
Showing posts with label intellectual engagement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intellectual engagement. Show all posts
FREEDOM OF INQUIRY OR IDEOLOGICAL CONTROL?
A recent "tempest in a teapot" controversy regarding a certain unpopular writer getting a piece published at Alternative Right has prompted co-editor Andy Nowicki to ponder certain weighty matters.
Just who precisely are we of the dissident right, and what exactly do we aim to accomplish in our fierce opposition to encroaching totalitarian control by our would-be "betters"—those who daily thrust their smelly little orthodoxies in our faces and expect us to curtsy simperingly before them?
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