Don't know why Richard gets so upset about an amusing tidbit about Adolf ("inflammatory messages"!) but just to say . . .
If you're interested in Hitler, send your messages to the Nazi group. Everyone has *some* interest in Hitler surely? If you want to know why the world we're living in today is the way it is you need to know about the Nazi dictator. If you're a Nazi and an admirer of Hitler, don't send messages about Hitler to a spiritual group. Can't say I'm much of a fan! But Nazis and spiritual groups aren't as incompatible as you (understandably) assume. "Esoteric Nazism" is a term used to describe mystical interpretations of Nazism current after 1945. Savitri Devi and Miguel Serrano were two prominent advocates and included a lot of ideas from eastern religions in the mix. Devi came up with the idea that Hitler had been an avatar of Vishnu (!); Serrano was heavily into tantric sex practices. Both seem to have been pretty unpleasant characters! There's a link here to an interview with Serrano; it's a heady mix of Catharism, Shiva, the Great Mother, Islam, the Queen of Sheba, Carl Jung . . . a bewildering stew of esoteric ideas. I suspect a lot of this right-wing esotericism is just a "higher" form of snobbery. People trying to persuade themselves they're a cut above the common folk. I see the piece was translated by "Brother Francis, Franciscan Solitary in the Brahmanic Order of Kristos-Lucifer-Wotan" a typically grandiose title that reveals the power hunger at the root of these people. The interview is not without a certain horrid fascination though. http://tinyurl.com/q7onvmv http://tinyurl.com/q7onvmv ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote: It sure didn't take long for this thread to go to shit, so I guess you proved my point. But, we're not too big on Hitler style racial profiling down here where I live. Apparently that's your style, but it makes you look like someone who bases their opinions on birth circumstances - I live in what used to be called Mexico. Go figure. On 11/13/2013 8:11 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote: Reading Richard, so to speak, is proving a waste of time and very, very repetitive. The guy couldn't admit something was worthwhile if he was held at gunpoint, which is not beyond the realm of possibility in the place that he lives. On the other hand he is giving Buck a run for his money on who is the most pedantic and inflexible not to mention broken record-like. Ricky seems to have an infinite capacity to scold. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com mailto:fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> mailto:emilymaenot@... wrote: You'd already worn yourself out conversing with him. Reading Richard is tiring. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> mailto:sharelong60@... wrote: See how exhausted I was?! I couldn't even construct a sensible sentence! correction: Jeez, Richard, I feel exhausted just reading all these rules! On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:22 PM, Share Long <sharelong60@...> mailto:sharelong60@... wrote: Jeez, Richard, I feel exhausted to reading all these rules! On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:56 AM, Richard J. Williams <punditster@...> mailto:punditster@... wrote: Yeah, I'm with Buck on this one. There's probably no need to send anonymous, nonsensical posts about Adolph Hitler's face hair to a spiritual discussion group. Maybe it's time to review a few netiquette protocols: 1. Don't send inflammatory messages to the discussion group. 2. Make sure to send your message to the appropriate group. 3. Try to make yourself look good on the internet. Notes: Send messages about Hitler to the Nazi group; send messages about Hitler's face hair to the Veterans Day thread; don't send messages about planes to the locomotive group. Make yourself look good by sending thoughtful or insightful messages about the topic at hand and try to stay on topic. Try to be original and informative. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/rule5.html http://www.albion.com/netiquette/rule5.html On 11/13/2013 9:28 AM, Share Long wrote: Ahem, Richard, your post seems to be one of those one liners you rant about. Go figure! On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 8:32 AM, Richard J. Williams <punditster@...> mailto:punditster@... wrote: Addressing the important issues! On 11/12/2013 9:39 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Hitler preferred a curly "Prussian" style moustache but was ordered to clip it during WWI so that it would fit under the gas masks introduced to defend against British mustard-gas attacks. Didn't save the bastard though: he was blinded in a Brit gas attack in 1918. http://tinyurl.com/bnmsjr http://tinyurl.com/bnmsjr