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You're not wrong, but I think it's a bit unfair to judge him. "mildly racist and misogynist," Maybe by our standards. Quite the opposite by his era. "made ap
by fcsafsafsfvc 7y ago
You're not wrong, but I think it's a bit unfair to judge him.
"mildly racist and misogynist,"
Maybe by our standards. Quite the opposite by his era.
"made apologies for brutal dictatorships." As did most Argentines when the bastards took over in the late 70s.
"kinda of a coward" From what I hear like most Argentines who turned a blind eye. The Dirty War had few heroes.
"...apparently forgotten fact that you can separate the work from the person."
Agreed! I just don't think that we should be so harsh on Borges, already blind, old man during the dictatorship.How few among us have suffered the infamies that Borges suffered?
- cambalache 7y agoWell I disagree, he was those things even considering his times, especially when you contrast his worldview with the position taken by some of his contemporaries (Sabato, Marechal and in a younger generation Cortazar). For a more drastic case see Celine. He was not only racist because of his times, he was a racist and fascist, period.Fantastic writer though. By the way I dont think he was a bad man for hating Peron, that does not bother me at all.