Taylor Kingston wrote:
Rob wrote:
I call for the Chess Fachists to simply begin their own group and leave
the rest of us to think and breath free, unimcumbered under the iron fists
of their ridicule and persicutions for our opinions and ideas.

Rob, one of the distinguishing characteristics of fascism is that
under it, the publication of factual truth is suppressed in favor of
propaganda. Lies, half-truths, fabrications and slanders that serve the
interest of the ruling party are advanced at the expense of the
public's right to factual information.
Another typical fascist ploy is that normal definitions are stood on
their heads, e.g. "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is
strength" (Orwell). The way you use such terms as "free," "persicution"
[sic] and "iron fist" above indicates you may unwittingly be falling
into that manner of speech, something I'm sure you will want to avoid.


I dare say they know who they are and should they go unnamed? One is
the initiator of the "Pledge" against Mr. Inness.

Seriously, Rob, ask yourself: who here acts more like a fascist-style
propaganda ministry: Innes, Parr, Sloan et al, or those who try here to
counter their habitual falsehoods?

Taylor,
Open discussions are wonderful things. I appreciate your thoughtful
reply without attacking my obvious typo! :-)
There are ways to disagree. Opinions are destined to diverge from time
to time. It is the ability of a rational mind to accept that there may
be another answer to a problem than their own that works or works
better that seperats free thinkers from the "sheep" in our Orwellean
"Chess Animal Farm".
I will confess from time to time becoming myoptic in my views. I hope
that I would never quell honest,frank and polite discourse on any
subject. I simply lament that so much time is wasted on so little.
There tends to be less and less discussion about chess and more over
personalities and personal,viscious attacks on character.

Rob