Ah, so you have uncovered an inspirer-of-fascists. A man of dangerous ideas. Of course, what you have actually done is devise what I suppose you consider a clever way to use a headline to taint a truly brilliant, decent, principled, courageous man, one who believed fervently in freedom, learning, and free inquiry such that he risked his…
Ah, so you have uncovered an inspirer-of-fascists. A man of dangerous ideas. Of course, what you have actually done is devise what I suppose you consider a clever way to use a headline to taint a truly brilliant, decent, principled, courageous man, one who believed fervently in freedom, learning, and free inquiry such that he risked his life and helped keep hope alive through hundreds of underground seminars that he led in Eastern European countries during the years they were under the grip of Communism. Had you been at the ceremony where President Havel presented Roger Scruton the Order of Merit of the Czech Republic, I suppose you would have had no choice but to jump up, shouting: "Stop! This man's dangerous ideas inspire fascists!"
To give substance to your non-subtle accusation, to explain why you chose to try to associate Roger Scruton with fascism, could you set forth -- preferably in straight-forward, declarative sentences -- say, three of Roger Scruton's ideas that inspire fascists. That will give readers -- some of whom are not conversant with his thought -- a more solid ground on which to evaluate your smear.
Ah, so you have uncovered an inspirer-of-fascists. A man of dangerous ideas. Of course, what you have actually done is devise what I suppose you consider a clever way to use a headline to taint a truly brilliant, decent, principled, courageous man, one who believed fervently in freedom, learning, and free inquiry such that he risked his life and helped keep hope alive through hundreds of underground seminars that he led in Eastern European countries during the years they were under the grip of Communism. Had you been at the ceremony where President Havel presented Roger Scruton the Order of Merit of the Czech Republic, I suppose you would have had no choice but to jump up, shouting: "Stop! This man's dangerous ideas inspire fascists!"
To give substance to your non-subtle accusation, to explain why you chose to try to associate Roger Scruton with fascism, could you set forth -- preferably in straight-forward, declarative sentences -- say, three of Roger Scruton's ideas that inspire fascists. That will give readers -- some of whom are not conversant with his thought -- a more solid ground on which to evaluate your smear.