Who cares!

Almost everyone knows that Fisher is two kiwis short of a fruit basket. Re
his chess, and the hoopla about it, think about Alekhine. His chess skills
were as spectacular as far as I am concerned, yet no one here seems to spend
that much time over his views or activities outside of chess. But,
Fisher...oh yeah...Never mind that his views over certain ethnic groups are
no more out of line than supposedly Alekhine's were.

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:10:52 GMT, "Curt Seefeldt"
wrote:

Who cares!

Almost everyone knows that Fisher is two kiwis short of a fruit basket. Re
his chess, and the hoopla about it, think about Alekhine. His chess skills
were as spectacular as far as I am concerned, yet no one here seems to spend
that much time over his views or activities outside of chess. But,
Fisher...oh yeah...Never mind that his views over certain ethnic groups are
no more out of line than supposedly Alekhine's were.

Do you think this might have something to do with the fact that
Alekhine's anti-Semitic articles appeared more than 60 years ago, and
that Alekhine today is completely unknown to anyone not interested in
chess?

Who cares when a well-known person spreads racial hatred? All people
of good will care.

Jürgen

I was not talking about the racial hatred thing...I meant Fischer had
problems in dealing with people since square one...why would anyone bother
about such a twink?

"Jürgen R." wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:10:52 GMT, "Curt Seefeldt"
wrote:

Who cares!

Almost everyone knows that Fisher is two kiwis short of a fruit basket.
Re
his chess, and the hoopla about it, think about Alekhine. His chess
skills
were as spectacular as far as I am concerned, yet no one here seems to
spend
that much time over his views or activities outside of chess. But,
Fisher...oh yeah...Never mind that his views over certain ethnic groups
are
no more out of line than supposedly Alekhine's were.

Do you think this might have something to do with the fact that
Alekhine's anti-Semitic articles appeared more than 60 years ago, and
that Alekhine today is completely unknown to anyone not interested in
chess?

Who cares when a well-known person spreads racial hatred? All people
of good will care.

Jürgen

"Curt Seefeldt" wrote in message
ink.net...
Who cares!

Almost everyone knows that Fisher is two kiwis short of a fruit basket. Re
his chess, and the hoopla about it, think about Alekhine. His chess skills
were as spectacular as far as I am concerned, yet no one here seems to
spend
that much time over his views or activities outside of chess. But,
Fisher...oh yeah...Never mind that his views over certain ethnic groups
are
no more out of line than supposedly Alekhine's were.



This is because Fischer is more recent. Hopefully, in 60 years, only his
chess will be discussed. It's like Elvis Presley or John Lennon. Their music
is important to me. Their political opinions and lifestyles are no more
important to me than the nutjob living in the house across the street from
me.