tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post3600269289473699335..comments2024-03-28T08:30:20.260+01:00Comments on The Ugley Vicar: Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the US’Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590979027426082714noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post-36304264530063581012009-10-02T03:04:22.231+01:002009-10-02T03:04:22.231+01:00Quite frankly, Frank, I didn't see much to adm...Quite frankly, Frank, I didn't see much to admire in that senile rant. Leaving aside relational matters (where I don't profess much competence and which in any case didn't seem to occupy much space therein), a fair proportion of his obiter dicta appeared hyperbolic, paranoid and out of step even from his bien-pensant millieu.<br /><br />Michael Canaris<br />Sydney, NSWMichael Canarishttp://canaris1.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post-15637896582401301142009-10-01T15:18:29.592+01:002009-10-01T15:18:29.592+01:00I admire Gore Vidal's work very much, but he i...I admire Gore Vidal's work very much, but he isn't always right. When he talks about gay relationships, he talks for himself, not for anyone else. I think you could find plenty of heterosexuals who would say much the same about their own ability (or lack of ability) to form relationships. I wouldn't generalise from his specific experience.<br />Frank. Merseyside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031852996869768738.post-88314451946035168922009-10-01T14:17:31.904+01:002009-10-01T14:17:31.904+01:00Actually, John, I thought it rather a good article...Actually, John, I thought it rather a good article, and probably a fair representation of the US political scene. <br /><br />The guy is a fabulous, incisive and witty commentator...just because he's gay doesn't mean you can't admire him.<br /><br />Neil Marshall<br />Chrishall<br />EssexNMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360529882715720922noreply@blogger.com