Posted On: Monday - May 20th 2024 2:32PM MST
In Topics: History Race/Genetics Books
It's not MINE but Steve Sailer's book Noticing I refer to here, but it was one of my copies.
I'm a fan of voluntary social distancing. Though the Social Distancing campaign during the Kung Flu PanicFest was one of the most stupid, annoying, and costly programs - well, there were many - I am glad to keep my social distance from people at, say, the big airport terminal. I'm not worried about getting sick, but I don't like people THAT much. I couldn't do it this day, though glad to see so many people flying. Therefore I sat next to one fairly young White guy and, instead of pulling out my phone and wasting time on Gateway- or Insta- pundit, I pulled out Mr. Sailer's book again.
I don't think I even read one page. It took a while to find my place, as, having multiple copies, I have one in a different place at home where I read it. By that time the guy next to me had noticed this book.* "What's that you've got?" "It's the Steve Sailer book." [as if he's supposed to know, of course!] "Pretty good."
Here's the weird part: "That's not my kind of thing", the guy said. Hmmmm, had this guy heard of Mr. Sailer? As much as Steve Sailer has gotten his 15 minutes of minor fame in lately in the alt-right and some general Conservative circles**, I would not expect 1 in 50 guys like this to have heard of him. Am I wrong in this? Or, is it that this guy just decided somehow a book called Noticing by a guy named Steve Sailer is not his thing somehow?
Well, we got to talking about where he and I were going. I wish I could remember his destination - if going home it must have been Memphis, Tennessee or Jackson, Mississippi. I write that because this Southern gentleman volunteered that, at home, his brother is a big acolyte of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He told me something about a monument, but I see from Wiki that there are many. This amazing soldier fought campaigns from Memphis to northern Mississippi, north and central Alabama, all over middle Tennessee, and into northwestern Georgia.
He said something about Tupelo, where General Forrest fought an engagement in mid July 160 years back. Having been everywhere in this here land, including Tupelo, I told my story about my running on fumes into Jackson on the beautiful Natchez Trace Parkway long ago. We discussed that road for a bit, and then I had to go.
I usually assume that Peak Stupidity readers know more than I do on many subjects. History being one of them, I probably don't need to state here that Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the more "White-oriented" Generals on the Southern side.*** I don't see Steve Sailer as ANY kind of Nathan Bedford Forrest fan, but still, to give him a plug, when I walked away, I told the guy, "You may like this book. He writes a lot about race and stuff."
The subject of race is not by any means the sole or even main subject of Noticing, but I'm just tryina' help... with both sales and noticing. A review will be forthcoming, but first people gotta stop interrupting me. ;-}
* I think it's been only 3 times that I've read the book right near people, so 1 out of 3 is pretty good. I have not been extra obvious, as in "look at this!"
** That's not to say that he isn't much more widely known but by people who still won't admit it.
*** Except for some new stupidity, using "enslaver" the usual speculation about this General having had children by an "enslaved" woman, and a slant in perspective, the Wiki page is not bad. At least the writing about his military career is factual and includes much about his bravery and gallantry.
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Moderator
Tuesday - May 21st 2024 7:23PM MST
PS: Ahaa, a blues harp player. I had not heard of this gentleman, Mr. Blanc. There is also a county in Mississippi named after this General.
Mr. Kief, I had to look your guy up too. The Swabian Chiller - are we talking the 18th-19th century playwright who was friends with Goethe. (I know you like Goethe. I have been to his house, BTW.)
Mr. Kief, I had to look your guy up too. The Swabian Chiller - are we talking the 18th-19th century playwright who was friends with Goethe. (I know you like Goethe. I have been to his house, BTW.)
Dieter Kief
Tuesday - May 21st 2024 9:32AM MST
PS
Mod. - - -just in case you hadn't - - öhh: Noticed, ok - this - in Germany rather popular - one - -
Against stupidity - the very gods themselves fight in vain.
Freidrich von Schiller - amongst younger enthusiasts also known as - - The Swabian Chiller!
Mod. - - -just in case you hadn't - - öhh: Noticed, ok - this - in Germany rather popular - one - -
Against stupidity - the very gods themselves fight in vain.
Freidrich von Schiller - amongst younger enthusiasts also known as - - The Swabian Chiller!
MBlanc46
Tuesday - May 21st 2024 9:12AM MST
PS Anyone who favors getting there firstest with the mostest is a Forrest fan. I drove out to Forrest City, Ark., from Memphis one time, but mainly in remembrance of Forrest City Joe, not General Forrest.
Moderator
Monday - May 20th 2024 5:49PM MST
PS: Haha!
There's probably a version of that involving the shooting range.
There's probably a version of that involving the shooting range.
The Alarmist
Monday - May 20th 2024 2:53PM MST
PS
Nowadays, reading any sort of physical, printed book is almost an act of rebellion, particularly if it is one that is anywhere to the right of hard left.
I saw a cute meme with a picture of a smashed mobile phone with a caption along the lines of,
“I asked my son for a phone book.”
He said, “Here, you can use my cell phone.”
“It turns out you can crush a wasp with a cell phone.”
🕉
Nowadays, reading any sort of physical, printed book is almost an act of rebellion, particularly if it is one that is anywhere to the right of hard left.
I saw a cute meme with a picture of a smashed mobile phone with a caption along the lines of,
“I asked my son for a phone book.”
He said, “Here, you can use my cell phone.”
“It turns out you can crush a wasp with a cell phone.”
🕉
Friedrich von Schiller - right: the man who put stupidity - above everything earthly! And above Gods, too. - He left out the almighty Christian Lord though - - - .
You have been to the Goethe-House - in Frankfurt - - - I guess. All the aviators in the world come to Frankfurt/Main some time, I get the impression... - Frankfurt/Oder// the little eastern Frankfurt - not so much.
Well: Right: FRankfurt is where he was born and raised the Goethe-man.
Then came Weimar, where he worked and networked and gardened, Adam! - - -and - - - did research into light and stuff and - -ran the theatre, acted there, directed, and he oversaw the religious affairs and brought with Herder one of the great protestant spirits to Weimar and - - - . . .
There is the other Goethe house: The one I have been to a few years ago. - And worked with Friedrich von Schiller - - - the one who is now best known for his Wilhelm Tell about the Swiss national hero of - - - people's reign - as opposed to the reign of the nobility - - - - and the hymn in Beethoven's 9th - Ode to Joy! - in German much more impressive: Joyous Beautiful Spark of Gods - Freude schöner Götterfunke!