Comments on: Neo-Confederate hunter Sebesta responds to SA – with even more elitism! http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/ Thu, 27 May 2010 00:51:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Daniel Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:10:42 +0000 http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/#comment-520 Sebesta doesn't have an a commenting feature on his blog. I wonder why? Perhaps he doesn't want to engage in too much open discussion. His claim that he never tried to discredit you for writing blogs about professional wrestling is totally false. He also claims that he didn't express an opinion on professional wrestling. This too, is false. In his blog he clearly implies that you shouldn't be taken seriously because you've posted on professional wrestling "as if it's a serious topic", indicating that he thinks wrestling is silly and not worth writing about. At the same time he implies that you are disingenuous because you play up the image of a "colorful southerner" by writing posts about professional wrestling. I guess he did this to support his claim that you are essentially a novelty act that the City Paper keeps around only to amuse people. Too bad he can't even offer a successful counterpoint to someone he considers a podunk novelty act. Daniel Sebesta doesn’t have an a commenting feature on his blog.

I wonder why? Perhaps he doesn’t want to engage in too much open discussion.

His claim that he never tried to discredit you for writing blogs about professional wrestling is totally false. He also claims that he didn’t express an opinion on professional wrestling. This too, is false.

In his blog he clearly implies that you shouldn’t be taken seriously because you’ve posted on professional wrestling “as if it’s a serious topic”, indicating that he thinks wrestling is silly and not worth writing about.

At the same time he implies that you are disingenuous because you play up the image of a “colorful southerner” by writing posts about professional wrestling.

I guess he did this to support his claim that you are essentially a novelty act that the City Paper keeps around only to amuse people.

Too bad he can’t even offer a successful counterpoint to someone he considers a podunk novelty act.

Daniel

]]> By: Mansejolly http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Mansejolly Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:58:02 +0000 http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/#comment-519 Point taken on the lack of correlation between writing skills and intelligence. I still believe, though, that it betrays a lack of intelligence to skirt a point of contention as a "tactic," rather than to rebut it head-on. Either that, he's got too much pride invested to admit that he has no response. Neither reason is acceptable. I also question what exactly he is an "expert" in--given the institutions who give him that title, I would venture the guess that his expertise is in fascist vitriol. Point taken on the lack of correlation between writing skills and intelligence. I still believe, though, that it betrays a lack of intelligence to skirt a point of contention as a “tactic,” rather than to rebut it head-on. Either that, he’s got too much pride invested to admit that he has no response. Neither reason is acceptable.

I also question what exactly he is an “expert” in–given the institutions who give him that title, I would venture the guess that his expertise is in fascist vitriol.

]]> By: jackhunter http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/comment-page-1/#comment-515 jackhunter Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:23:23 +0000 http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/#comment-515 I agree that much of his blog in poorly written and unintelligable - but Sebesta is considered an "expert" of sorts by the Southern Poverty Law Center and even The New Republic, who cite him occasionally. I agree that much of his blog in poorly written and unintelligable – but Sebesta is considered an “expert” of sorts by the Southern Poverty Law Center and even The New Republic, who cite him occasionally.

]]> By: Mansejolly http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Mansejolly Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:58:44 +0000 http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/02/27/neo-confederate-hunter-sebesta-responds-to-sa-with-even-more-elitism/#comment-509 The grammar and lack of cohesion on that man's site is enough to question whether he has the mental capacity for elitism--which is not to say that elitism requires much intellect. But I focus on one irony: I see that Sebesta focuses his rebuttal on attacking one point of your "umbrage" towards him--specifically, what should be the proper characterization of his comments on professional wrestling. Interestingly, Sebasta notes that applying such an exclusive lens to analyzing another man's claims is a "neo-Confederate tactic," whatever that means. So, wouldn't that make Sebasta a practicing neo-Confederate? The grammar and lack of cohesion on that man’s site is enough to question whether he has the mental capacity for elitism–which is not to say that elitism requires much intellect. But I focus on one irony:

I see that Sebesta focuses his rebuttal on attacking one point of your “umbrage” towards him–specifically, what should be the proper characterization of his comments on professional wrestling. Interestingly, Sebasta notes that applying such an exclusive lens to analyzing another man’s claims is a “neo-Confederate tactic,” whatever that means. So, wouldn’t that make Sebasta a practicing neo-Confederate?

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