T/S: Peds/Nazis/Stalinists

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Pick the lesser evil and argue why the other two are worse!

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Probably Stalinists, as they're more theoretical. You can abuse children or jews by yourself, but you need a proper organisation to have a purge.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:35 (twenty-three years ago)

peds?

― Ed (dali), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Pedestrians.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Paediatricians

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:38 (twenty-three years ago)

They aren't knock-off Keds?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Paedophiles

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Surely Stalinists = Nazis

― Ed (dali), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

NO! Really, in what way?

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Jesus, I thought this said 'Neds/Pakis/Stalinists'

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 7 February 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

That'd be a pretty easy debate

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 9 February 2003 10:00 (twenty-three years ago)

nine months pass...

This thread died too early a death but I can't remember what point I made that made TM reconsider his opinion a bit (I was nominating Stalinists over Nazis, I think, prob to do w/dispassionate theory vs. wrong but felt hatred), or indeed what his opinion was really. It was fun at the time.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

That can't have been it, plenty of Stalinists believed in Communism... maybe the extension of belief into STALINISM, I dunno.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

You can abuse children or jews by yourself, but you need a proper organisation to have a purge.

some studies have shown that the holocaust took some organizing.

― enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you read W.G. Sebald's "Austerlitz"? Not the recognised authority on the Nazi's organisational skills, but GOD. The counting of heads, the systematic killing, fuck.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

It's not a long sentence, enrique, feel free to read it again over lunch.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

no i haven't read 'austerlitz'

farrell - wha? i think the nazis were worse, i don't know why. slavoj zizek to thread.

― enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I meant "Nazis'" above, that's prob not too hard to spot. I'm sticking w/Stalinists.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread was sort of twinned with Why Is It "Acceptable" to Wear and/or Display Soviet Stuff? , I think.

Enrique: I'm not saying that the Nazis were unorganized, just that they have a play-at-home version of their policy. Or part of it anyway: you can't reunify the greater Germany by yourself.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

(specifically my answer is twinned with that thread)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

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