tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post5560700658500339708..comments2023-10-30T01:52:04.961-07:00Comments on Miniver Cheevy: Milo Yiannopoulos, the Alt Right, and free speechJonathan Kormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-29952798742082044372016-12-18T18:29:31.333-08:002016-12-18T18:29:31.333-08:00When I read through the account of Milo at U of WI...When I read through the account of Milo at U of WI, I was struck by a couple of things. My brother has at least at times been an admirer of Milo. (I'm referring to him by his first name because I'm too lazy to check the spelling of his last.) I'm not ever entirely sure where my brother is coming from - I don't follow him that closely, a fact not helped by him being frequently banned by FB*, but I sometimes think I'd like to grow up to be Milo? (Or, maybe he doesn't care, as long as he can just get some group of people to revere him.)<br /><br />The kind of tactics Milo was using against the transgender student would work really well against my brother. At thirty-four, he's a screwed up guy who cycles between megalomania and little self esteem, and with a past, and present, for that matter, he's deeply ashamed of. I'm not advocating this. Well. That's a little more complicated. I think resorting to those tactics would be horrifying, and I suspect it's most likely to come from my brother's erstwhile allies. (And at the same time, I'm keeping it in the back of my mind in case he resumes or amps up his game of stalking and threatening women.) <br /><br />* to FB's credit, don't get me wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648106223791660668noreply@blogger.com