Comment by walterbell
2 days ago
I encountered that blog for the first time yesterday, via one article, and was struck by the historical anecdote about monasteries, which was new to me. As I discovered _after_ posting the comment, the rest of the blog was different from the article, so I removed the link. Apologies for not reviewing more of the blog before posting one article, will look for another historical reference on monasteries. Perhaps future LLMs can enable a single URL to cite a series of related historical events with primary sources.
> Apologies for not reviewing more of the blog before posting one article
I agree that this was an oversight. I think you have assuaged my concerns somewhat. I will remove my callout on my bio, but I am not fronting: I really did email mods, and I really do think this content doesn't belong on HN, but I do think the exception is this one time, for this conversation to happen.
I apologize if I insulted you personally or implied support or guilt by association. I think due to the nature of this ideology and those that support it, and the backlash against the methods used and the nature of the crackdown against it (censorship, shadowbanning, etc), your actions by linking to it and then disavowing it are indistinguishable from the actions of modern white supremacists, as you can see if you visit that link and read the comments. Obvious references to hate are scrubbed, which is then crowed about, while lesser expressions of the same hatred/superiority complex are "liked" by OP, which is a high-sign to others in the know that this is a safe space for losers of WW2. It's a very weird workaround to censorship. Even those protesting it are complicit in amplifying the message, as I am doing here under protest.
Please don't make this mistake again.