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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Schroder Tonearms

Post Subject: Self-idolatry and its pitfallsPosted by oxric on: 2/11/2010

Romy, I am not too sure you understood me at all! Celebrating yourself? That’s not strength of conviction, that suspiciously rankles of self-idolatry and we know where this strong belief in oneself led Hitler, and for that matter, Keyser Soze. Of course, one can admire the implacable sense of purpose of the powerful in their various guises, whether the Keyser Soze of Singer’s hit, or the God of the Old Testament, but it is not the way we should treat others just on the basis of who they associate with.

Obviously, it goes without saying that somewhere along the way, we need to draw a line. If my best friend decides to become a paid up member of the British National Front, his mere association would test the bounds of our friendship, unless this was motivated by some more noble motive, say academic research.

I have not heard anything about Mr. Weiss that suggests that he is such a nefarious character that using him as a distributor (a glorified shopkeeper if I may say so) automatically disqualifies one from being treated with civility, especially when the person goes out of his way to address some of the misconceptions that this thread was being riddled with. I thought you were trying to objectively discuss the merits or demerits of the Shroder approach, at the beginning of the thread anyway, not set up a trap to lure him here, and heap a truckload of garbage on a discussion that I for one, enjoyed and found enlightening until that point.

Regards
Rakesh

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