tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post114823777570111359..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Is David Johnson Worse than a Russian Skinhead?La Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1150827271951812592006-06-20T14:14:00.000-04:002006-06-20T14:14:00.000-04:00REITH: So in other words, you've never done anyth...REITH: So in other words, you've never done anything real in your whole life. How sad.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149205073247124732006-06-01T19:37:00.000-04:002006-06-01T19:37:00.000-04:00On the contrary, since you made the calumnious sug...On the contrary, since you made the calumnious suggestion that I am "probably a racist", the onus is on you to provide evidence for such a statement. You cannot do so because there is none. There is none because the allegation is slanderous bilge, like most of the content of this site.<BR/>For the sake of constructive argument, however, you are quite mistaken in believing that creating the false impression among uninformed Western observers that the Russians are collectively a nation of violent racists can do anything to benefit the minorities in the country. I say that on the assumption, which I do not believe to be true, that your aim is to contribute in a beneficial way to fate of Russian society. Your stated desire is to see Russia descend into financial ruin and demographic extinction, which is about as hateful and contemptible a position as any human being could hold; an opinion not dissimilar to one that might be held by, oh let's see, a racist bigot perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149200245662239742006-06-01T18:17:00.000-04:002006-06-01T18:17:00.000-04:00No, no, I don't mean silly little comments buried ...No, no, I don't mean silly little comments buried under the posts on a blog, I mean an ACTUAL post on a blog, something that's out there for everyone to see. Maybe something on the Johnson's Russia List even. You know, something REAL.<BR/><BR/>And I'm quite sure you've never written a word on this blog which was devoted to attacking racism rather than this blog.<BR/><BR/>And I'm not going to do any trolling. If you yourself can't remember it, it either doesn't exist or is not worth finding.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149195404199396762006-06-01T16:56:00.000-04:002006-06-01T16:56:00.000-04:00I have made several comments deploring racism as i...I have made several comments deploring racism as it happens. You can trawl your own ridiculous site for the evidence, instead of expecting me to provide it for you. After all, it is you that I was "probably a racist" myself. You cannot even understand your own writing, so it's no surprise that you can't understand those of others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149192751629620372006-06-01T16:12:00.000-04:002006-06-01T16:12:00.000-04:00Actually, if you care to read what I said, it was ...Actually, if you care to read what I said, it was that it's quite possible that you are WORSE than a racist, a despicable white moderate. If you'd care to prove me wrong by citing a published comment you have made attacking racism, please do so. Otherwise, crawl back under your rock.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149189068598943392006-06-01T15:11:00.000-04:002006-06-01T15:11:00.000-04:00Touche! I'm a racist; so that was the problem all ...Touche! I'm a racist; so that was the problem all along...<BR/>Congratulations on the "sensible" riposte!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149183758980949732006-06-01T13:42:00.000-04:002006-06-01T13:42:00.000-04:00REITH: you're quite wrong, I wasn't going to ask ...REITH: you're quite wrong, I wasn't going to ask what you're doing to stop racism, because I know perfectly well you're doing nothing and are, in fact, probably a racist yourself. Or, even worse, you are lazy, cowardly white moderate.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149179044683317962006-06-01T12:24:00.000-04:002006-06-01T12:24:00.000-04:00Well, I wasn't agreeing with Jeremy's attack on yo...Well, I wasn't agreeing with Jeremy's attack on your anonymity, about which I do not give a fig, but about your ability to ruin a perfectly good point with your abrasive, generalised, imprecise, and offensive manner. To your credit, you answer this point by airily dismissing the objection and arguing that your campaign is an effective means to combat racism in Russia. I'd love to know how you constantly going on about Russians being lazy savages on the verge of extinction is going to do much good to alleviate the plight of racial minorities in the country, but I'm guessing you've got it all worked out.<BR/><BR/>Ok, this is the bit where you come in saying "Well, what are you doing to stop racism, you neo-Stalinism madman? It's people like you that are causing the extinction of Russians. [Insert irrelevant Martin Luther King quote here]." And then you wonder how I arrived at the conclusion that you were a "mad old spinster". <BR/>And to answer your point about who is raising the issue of racism more effectively, you might want to consult with your sole defender Johann, who has acquainted himself so intimately with the contents of the Amnesty report. I don't remember seeing anything in there about how the best way to stop racism is by setting up an English-language blog smearing Russians on any given occasion. But I guess I haven't read the report as closely as Johann has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149178298902972042006-06-01T12:11:00.000-04:002006-06-01T12:11:00.000-04:00JEREMY & REITH: I'm sure you're not interested, b...JEREMY & REITH: I'm sure you're not interested, but all the things you have just written about me were written about Martin Luther King by white moderates. Calm down, boy, they said. He didn't listen and neither will La Russophobe. If you think you know best, dream on.'<BR/><BR/>And before you talk about how many readers I've got, why not show me how many YOU have? Can you?La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149178153445636922006-06-01T12:09:00.000-04:002006-06-01T12:09:00.000-04:00REITH: Let's see, first you agree with Jeremy, who...REITH: Let's see, first you agree with Jeremy, who attacks me for being anonymous, then you say that you know I'm a "mad old spinster." I guess logic wasn't your wrong suit, huh? But jealous sure seems to be.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149178076583875372006-06-01T12:07:00.000-04:002006-06-01T12:07:00.000-04:00JEREMY: If you bothered to read the post you'd se...JEREMY: If you bothered to read the post you'd see that the post has nothing to do with the content of the e-mails, which are ready by a tiny group of people if they are indeed read seriously at all.<BR/><BR/>Has Johnson ever devoted an e-mail solely to race violence? Has he ever called for submissions on race violence?<BR/><BR/>La Russophobe is sorry to hear that you don't approve of her style. If you can point to someone who has raised this issue in a more effective way, please do so, she'd love to read it. Until you can, all you are doing is blowing smoke and contributing nothing positive or constructive to the resolution of the problem at all. In fact, you're part of the problem.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149175484629639532006-06-01T11:24:00.000-04:002006-06-01T11:24:00.000-04:00Jeremy, I couldn't have put it better myself. It i...Jeremy, I couldn't have put it better myself. It is probably of no importance who the "mad old spinster aunt" behind this operation is, but it is lamentable, to put it mildly, that genuine problems in Russia are written about in such a hysterical and unmeditated fashion. As it is, the few masochists that comment on this site are permitted only to kiss the nether regions of this blog's creator or be subjected to all manner of abuse. No doubt, this is the prerogative of the good lady, but there remains a niggling worry that some fool out there might take all this shrewish ranting without the requisite barrel of salt.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I bet you ten bucks that she replies to this comment by either accusing me of being insane, neo-Soviet, a propagandist, a Martin Luther King-hating white moderate; or some variation on and/or combination of the aforementioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-1149173324807411002006-06-01T10:48:00.000-04:002006-06-01T10:48:00.000-04:00Once again, a potentially good point -- that JRL s...Once again, a potentially good point -- that JRL should have a better web presence and the race issue should be easier to locate on its website -- is totally undermined by your impersonation of a mad old spinster aunt who hasn't seen the sun for a long time.<BR/><BR/>You don't half know how to shoot your own argument in the foot, do you!<BR/><BR/>BTW, if you get JRL, you'll probably know that it has covered the racial murders. No-one who seriously follows Russia is not on the mail-out. The website is irrelevant. The mail-out is free and usually comprehensive.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, everyone in the small world of Russian affairs knows who David Johnson is. He doesn't hide behind a blog name.<BR/><BR/>Why don't you give some more information about who you are, and why we ought to listen to you.<BR/><BR/>Might help you win some more readers. Seems Reith and "anonymous" are your only two stalwarts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com