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ORIGINAL: Michael T Any reasonable and sensible person who has been around the WITE forum since the game was released would recognize that there is a very strong bias toward the Soviet cause by a core group of very bullish and boorish people. These same people consistently cite Glantz in their one-sided diatribe as gospel that supports their bigoted views on the German Soviet war. Yeah, imagine that, people trying to use facts to refute unfounded arguments and propaganda--horrors!!! So any attempt to point out that some Nazi general's (one-sided) account of this or that in the war might be incorrect is considered a "one-sided diatribe"? Despite all of your posturing to this effect, I still have yet to see anyone post a single quote from someone saying that Glantz is the "be all to end all" historians for this front. Sure, people cite him because he is in fact a respected historian in this field--you seriously have a problem with that? Frankly your arguments have evolved from eccentric to frightening in an Orwellian sort of way. quote:
ORIGINAL: Michael T A typical scenario is that some guy will put forward an [ill-formed, ones-sided, pro-German] idea, theory or view on the game or history that does not run with [reality]. The poster is then bombarded with a [facts that refute his idea], but it has the desired effect in driving them away from the site. Fixed that for you. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who are not able or willing to defend their ideas by providing their own facts should not be upset if there are "bullies" who are able and willing to do so. I guess what you're saying is that no one should have to consider or respond to any of Glantz' facts if they are inconvenient to their arguments? Nice one... quote:
ORIGINAL: Michael T People who can read and comprehend English will recognize that what I wrote in relation to the OP's subject is simply encouraging unbiased and open minded people not to listen to the bigots at this cite and read some other authors other than Glantz before forming a view on any particular element of the war, albeit with some tongue in cheek attitude. er, no, you did not "encourage unbiased and open minded people...to read some other authors other than Glantz before forming a view..." Here is your quote: "...shows clearly how poor Glantz's research is on the War in the East. I read one of his books. Won't be wasting my time reading anymore." And this without any reference at all to what the hell you were talking about, why Glantz was wrong, why Beevor's arguments were better, why this "error" by Glantz meant that nothing in any of this books could be correct, etc. etc.
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