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> "there is no present-day politician that I see as more sympathetic and admirable than Hitler",[1] while expressing his approval for the Night of the Long Kniv
by RodericDay 9y ago
> "there is no present-day politician that I see as more sympathetic and admirable than Hitler",[1] while expressing his approval for the Night of the Long Knives—"what has humanity lost if the lives of a few imbeciles were taken"
HN: "wow; beautiful, thoughtful stuff. really makes me think."
- throwawaycozsv 9y agoHas anyone in this thread written any comment of the sort, regarding such a hateful excerpt? It would be shocking if they did, but I haven't read anything like that. It's interesting to note that you are agreeing with Coldtea but for completely different reasons. Coldtea is saying that Cioran's works are intrinsically crap, without mentioning once Cioran's Nazi sympathies as a reason. On the other hand, you're saying (and correct me if I'm wrong) that because Cioran was a Nazi sympathizer, then all of Cioran's works must necessarily be crap, because it would not be acceptable to think otherwise.