tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post536297326804357081..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: DestructionAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-13048986123903306982021-03-31T19:02:27.438-04:002021-03-31T19:02:27.438-04:00That "made light of the Civil War" also ...That "made light of the Civil War" also jumped out at me. The old guy in me says "In my day we made light of everything. We considered it our job." My guess is that I might consider whatever happened at the party to be tasteless - because college parties are often tasteless - but not likely to be something worse <i> or they would have said so.</i> The dog that didn't bark and all that. Still, he lied about it, so he must have sensed it would offend general tastes among the SJWs who were his friends until quite recently.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-87859215217687482172021-03-31T12:26:25.955-04:002021-03-31T12:26:25.955-04:00Someone could "make light of the Civil War,&q...Someone could "make light of the Civil War," whatever that means, without making my hair stand on end to anything like the degree it would if I heard "Hitler got some things right." Anyone who complains of one but not the other isn't pursuing what he claims he's pursuing. He may still get away with his bullying campaign, and I take his threat seriously, but I decline to consider him a compassionate warrior for justice.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-20623009085800322032021-03-31T11:45:17.788-04:002021-03-31T11:45:17.788-04:00I just read his post on Medium, which was, for me,...I just read his post on Medium, which was, for me, conspicuous for his use of examples to prove he was as woke as the next hominid until the day before yesterday, and for young-person self-aggrandizement phrases like claiming he had a reputation for "getting things done". I rarely care for neither one. Still, his situation comes across as worth sympathy from me.<br /><br />I did notice he was not at all specific about the incident that set all this in motion, which is a further mark against his article, plus I'm still not clear. My own reaction is that even if it was more tasteless than I think, it wouldn't justify all this lunacy.<br /><br />Reading this https://vanderbilthustler.com/39308/featured/jordan-gould-drops-out-of-vsg-election-admits-to-being-present-at-sigma-chi-north-south-week/ piece enlightened me only slightly. <br /><br />random observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348644823854777418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-11761954141999366392021-03-31T11:37:31.368-04:002021-03-31T11:37:31.368-04:00I'll leave open the possibility that it was wo...I'll leave open the possibility that it was worse, but I was struck by this curious phrase, "made light of the Civil War".<br /><br />That seems an unsatisfying way to describe something one considers a serious offense. Or euphemism taken to the point of obscuring their own argument.random observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348644823854777418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-43342676661446945002021-03-31T11:29:53.243-04:002021-03-31T11:29:53.243-04:00Agreed. I should have checked that. It doesn'...Agreed. I should have checked that. It doesn't excuse the insults verging on threats, but it does explain people not defending him anymore.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-39999953634805677782021-03-31T09:15:52.405-04:002021-03-31T09:15:52.405-04:00Assistant Village Idiot: The story of this poor ba...<b>Assistant Village Idiot</b>: <i>The story of this poor bastard was carried over at Instapundit. </i><br /><br />Apparently, there's more to the story. <br /><br />"Two weeks ago, my running mate Jordan Gould was accused of attending a fraternity event during North/South week that made light of the Civil War. When confronted about it, Jordan lied, insisting to the campaign team that he would have never attended such an event. However, after we trusted his word, defended him and continued to campaign, Jordan revealed on Sunday night that the event had indeed occurred and that he had willingly participated."<br />https://vanderbilthustler.com/39503/featured/letter-to-the-editor-mittals-response-to-vsg-presidential-elections/<br /><br />That doesn't excuse some of the more outrageous attacks against him, or the power of social media to overwhelm the discussion or to damage individuals, but it certainly casts the reaction in a different light. And there were those who defended him, but he put them in a very awkward position when the truth became evident.Zachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081260898264733380noreply@blogger.com