You are getting a little too worked up. It seems this is a bit of a tense topic for you. Never did I profess myself to be some big Mishima stan, and never once did I ever speak ill of, compare him to, or even mention General Kuribayashi (who I think is very admirable as well).

All I expressed is he "deserves admiration" for "taking a stand," and that the world would in general be a better place if more people took up the general attitude of wanting to maintain one's culture and protect it from external threats. I even qualified my statement, even before all of your sperging, that "this doesn't mean there aren't whack parts about his philosophy." Somehow this made me his biggest fan?

Yet you still can't help but ree about banzai charges and his friends who died with him (of their own volition). I don't subscribe to the typical leftist all or nothing mentality of judging people. Literary contributions aside, he had many views that were based as fuck and some that are pants on head retarded. I am fully capable of respecting the former without it meaning I endorse the latter. I am perfectly capable of respecting and admiring both Mishima and Kuribayashi despite their ideas often being at odds, and there is no hypocrisy or contradiction born of speaking of both of them in a positive light.

People are fully capable of doing their own research and picking and choosing the ideas and actions they agree and disagree with, so I feel no misgivings about speaking positively about Mishima if the situation warrants it. No need to get so worked up and emotional about it. It is no different than me being able to point to plenty of things I like in Uncle Ted's writings while also being able to acknowledge that he did and believed some fucked up things. This doesn't mean I "believe him so strongly" or "support him" which are the grand conclusions you somehow drew from my couple statements of vague praise of Mishima.

You are getting a little too worked up. It seems this is a bit of a tense topic for you. Never did I profess myself to be some big Mishima stan, and never once did I ever speak ill of, compare him to, or even mention General Kuribayashi (who I think is very admirable as well).

All I expressed is he "deserves admiration" for "taking a stand," and that the world would in general be a better place if more people took up the general attitude of wanting to maintain one's culture and protect it from external threats. I even qualified my statement, even before all of your sperging, that "this doesn't mean there aren't whack parts about his philosophy." Somehow this made me his biggest fan?

Yet you still can't help but ree about banzai charges and his friends who died with him (of their own volition). I don't subscribe to the typical leftist all or nothing mentality of judging people. Literary contributions aside, he had many views that were based as fuck and some that are pants on head retarded. I am fully capable of respecting the former without it meaning I endorse the latter. I am perfectly capable of respecting and admiring both Mishima and Kuribayashi despite their ideas often being at odds, and there is no hypocrisy or contradiction born of speaking of both of them in a positive light.

People are fully capable of doing their own research and picking and choosing the ideas and actions they agree and disagree with, so I feel no misgivings about speaking positively about Mishima if the situation warrants it. No need to get so worked up and emotional about it. It is no different than me being able to point to plenty of things I like in Uncle Ted's writings while also being able to acknowledge that he did and believed some fucked up things. This doesn't mean I "believe him so strongly" or "support him" which are the grand conclusions you somehow drew from my couple statements of vague praise of Mishima.

You are getting a little too worked up. It seems this is a bit of a tense topic for you. Never did I profess myself to be some big Mishima stan, and never once did I ever speak ill of, compare him to, or even mention General Kuribayashi (who I think is very admirable as well).

All I expressed is he "deserves admiration" for "taking a stand," and that the world would in general be a better place if more people took up the general attitude of wanting to maintain one's culture and protect it from external threats. I even qualified my statement, even before all of your sperging, that "this doesn't mean there aren't whack parts about his philosophy." Somehow this made me his biggest fan?

Yet you still can't help but ree about banzai charges and his friends who died with him (of their own volition). I don't subscribe to the typical leftist all or nothing mentality of judging people. Literary contributions aside, he had many views that were based as fuck and some that are pants on head retarded. I am fully capable of respecting the former without it meaning I endorse the latter. I am perfectly capable of respecting and admiring both Mishima and Kuribayashi despite their ideas often being at odds, and there is no hypocrisy or contradiction born of speaking of both of them in a positive light.

People are fully capable of doing their own research and picking and choosing the ideas and actions they agree and disagree with. No need to get so worked up and emotional about it. It is no different than me being able to point to plenty of things I like in Uncle Ted's writings while also being able to acknowledge that he did and believed some fucked up things. This doesn't mean I "believe him so strongly" or "support him" which are the grand conclusions you somehow drew from my couple statements of vague praise of Mishima.

You are getting a little too worked up. It seems this is a bit of a tense topic for you. Never did I profess myself to be some big Mishima stan, and never once did I ever speak ill of, compare him to, or even mention General Kuribayashi (who I think is very admirable as well).

All I expressed is he "deserves admiration" for "taking a stand," and that the world would in general be a better place if more people took up the general attitude of wanting to maintain one's culture and protect it from external threats. I even qualified my statement, even before all of your sperging, that "this doesn't mean there aren't whack parts about his philosophy."

Yet you still can't help but ree about banzai charges and his friends who died with him (of their own volition). I don't subscribe to the typical leftist all or nothing mentality of judging people. Literary contributions aside, he had many views that were based as fuck and some that are pants on head retarded. I am fully capable of respecting the former without it meaning I endorse the latter. I am perfectly capable of respecting and admiring both Mishima and Kuribayashi despite their ideas often being at odds, and there is no hypocrisy or contradiction born of speaking of both of them in a positive light.

People are fully capable of doing their own research and picking and choosing the ideas and actions they agree and disagree with. No need to get so worked up and emotional about it. It is no different than me being able to point to plenty of things I like in Uncle Ted's writings while also being able to acknowledge that he did and believed some fucked up things. This doesn't mean I "believe him so strongly" or "support him" which are the grand conclusions you somehow drew from my couple statements of vague praise of Mishima.

You are getting a little too worked up. It seems this is a bit of a tense topic for you. Never did I profess myself to be some big Mishima stan, and never once did I ever speak ill of, compare him to, or even mention General Kuribayashi (who I think is very admirable as well).

All I expressed is he "deserves admiration" for "taking a stand," and that the world would in general be a better place if more people took up the general attitude of wanting to maintain one's culture and protect it from external threats. I even qualified my statement, even before all of your sperging, that "this doesn't mean there aren't whack parts about his philosophy."

Yet you still can't help but ree about banzai charges and his friends who died with him (of their own volition). I don't subscribe to the typical leftist all or nothing mentality of judging people. Literary contributions aside, he had many views that were based as fuck and some that are pants on head retarded. I am fully capable of respecting the former without it meaning I endorse the latter. I am perfectly capable of respecting and admiring both Mishima and Kuribayashi despite their ideas often being at odds, and there is no hypocrisy or contradiction born of speaking of both of them in a positive light.

People are fully capable of doing their own research and picking and choosing the ideas and actions they agree and disagree with. No need to get so worked up and emotional about it. It is no different than me being able to point to plenty of things I like in Uncle Ted's writings while also being able to acknowledge that he did and believed some fucked up things.