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caseymoz

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26. I didn't think it could be Lovecraft

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 01:47 PM

Jan 2013

I didn't know he wrote on political matters. Then in the middle I saw the phrase "cling to sordid and provincial ideals exalting sheer acquisitiveness."

And I thought, "Yeah, it's Lovecraft all right."

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A quote from 1936 by H.P. Lovecraft. [View all] hobbit709 Jan 2013 OP

"Republican ideas deserve the tolerance and respect one gives to the dead.” HPL Berlum Jan 2013 #1

Except he's not talking of republicans hootinholler Jan 2013 #7

And yet not surprisingly at all, his phrase is perfectly apt for US Republicans Berlum Jan 2013 #11

No, he was talking about actual Republicans starroute Jan 2013 #15

Well I didn't get that at first read... hootinholler Jan 2013 #17

Great find! I had never seen the 1936 Republican Party platform: pampango Jan 2013 #62

He meant to say 'undead'. eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #59

K&R /nt demwing Jan 2013 #2

Fungi from Yoggoth RoccoRyg Jan 2013 #3

"The Color Out Of Space" fits too... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #23

The religious right remind me of the ORI: freshwest Jan 2013 #42

I've been waiting for some Right Wing preacher to promote burning people alive. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #50

No kidding. Remember the video last year of them wanting camps for gays? And the ORI were into freshwest Jan 2013 #51

Back during the Inqusition the Church transfered the prisoner over to the State... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #52

And doing a damned fine job of it in GOP territories. Obama made a statement someone put on a pic... freshwest Jan 2013 #53

Hell, a bunch of them treat "The Turner Diaries" as prophesy.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #56

I doubted the veracity of this quote. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #4

Very interesting, thanks. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #6

I did too when someone sent it to me but it checked out on several sources. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #9

Lovecraft wrote over 50 million words in his lifetime. caseymoz Jan 2013 #20

The Deep Ones are real and are among us Orrex Jan 2013 #5

"Cthulhu thinks you taste like chicken." Rozlee Jan 2013 #24

Read all his books in my late teens lark Jan 2013 #8

Interesting guy. Atheist. Pro-science. Deeply racist New England elitist. DirkGently Jan 2013 #10

But he was working his way out of it in his later years starroute Jan 2013 #14

You're right--some of his later writings support this Orrex Jan 2013 #18

Ditto to the 'hard to read' sentiment... RiverNoord Jan 2013 #55

It's not being an apologist to state the facts Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #66

'Apologist' was perhaps not the best choice of words... RiverNoord Jan 2013 #68

Not unlike Chuck Hagel. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #31

Didn't he die of starvation? catrose Jan 2013 #33

Colon cancer, I think ahostett Jan 2013 #37

Lovecraft never achieved great commercial success during his lifetime Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #67

The racism comes as no shock when you realize he started out kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #25

Southern Democrats were extremely racist as well in the early 20th century. n/t Ashgrey77 Jan 2013 #36

Those Southern Democrats were also never liberal in any meaningful sense of the word. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #38

I'm not right wing. Accuse someone else of that thank you very much. Ashgrey77 Jan 2013 #39

Another resurrected billh58 Jan 2013 #47

I'm not accusing YOU of anything - unless you were a Southern Democrat kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #48

Just FYI, but Southern Democrats still exist as "Blue Dog" Democrats.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #57

They were also extremely religious and extremely conservative Warpy Jan 2013 #61

Wow, I had no idea that a simple comment would get so much directed ire. Ashgrey77 Jan 2013 #64

Not a shock - another product of his time. And as, noted, perhaps DirkGently Jan 2013 #46

Things never change. it feels like the extremism is new but it's not. Kablooie Jan 2013 #12

Republicans, by one name or another, have been sabotaging human progress since the cave era NBachers Jan 2013 #13

The Gilded Age ruined the Republican Party. caseymoz Jan 2013 #21

I kept this sig line from DU2 someone had, but have never found the original reference. freshwest Jan 2013 #44

Yeah, that was mine. I remember the night I put it together. NBachers Jan 2013 #45

I thought it was a powerful description. Next time I add it, I'll be sure to attribute it to you! freshwest Jan 2013 #49

What an excellent quote. iemitsu Jan 2013 #16

The quote is great but Lovecraft was not an advocate economic, political, or social equality. iemitsu Jan 2013 #22

The guy was clearly an Asperger's savant. caseymoz Jan 2013 #27

Great quote, thank you Hobbit! judy Jan 2013 #19

I didn't think it could be Lovecraft caseymoz Jan 2013 #26

As you may know he was very interested in madness. nt patrice Jan 2013 #29

There's a Lovecraft bio-documentary available in Netflix, fyi, all. nt patrice Jan 2013 #28

Interesting how the Republicans have not changed much in 77 years. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #30

Dead On HP colsohlibgal Jan 2013 #32

Or even worse, work and invest with them, assisting them in conquering us all. nt raouldukelives Jan 2013 #63

Nothing has changed. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #34

Which is why we keep fighting the good fight. MissMarple Jan 2013 #40

Wow! gateley Jan 2013 #35

Mouthful.... vrp Jan 2013 #41

I knew I liked this guy derby378 Jan 2013 #43

Regardless of his political views, that 80 year old quote is scarily applicable to today's GOP. reformist2 Jan 2013 #54

"huddle of tradesmen" -- Tradesmen? Republicans? Bucky Jan 2013 #58

Great writer, flop as a human being. Not the first chap to fall in the category, dimbear Jan 2013 #60

What an incredibly long single sentence 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #65

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