(sorry, I didn't read the whole thread so maybe I'm only repeating what others already said
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I'm afraid that although there are some interesting questions in this article, Mr Kaufman's answers are of the variety that dictatorships thrive on. I wonder if he is aware that his conspiracy theories and rants against capitalism sound very close to Nazi theories.
This quote probably sheds some light on his reasons:
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Perhaps I am crazy. Perhaps this is only a private complaint. For writing does not come easily to me. My books have been hardwon. What made it all seem worthwhile was the book, the physical item, a kind of sacred and appropriate temple for the text contained within. Had I been told from youth that my literary destination would be some 7 inch plastic gizmo containing my texts shuffling alongside thousands of other “texts” I would have spit in the face of such a profession and become instead a hit man or a rabbi.
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I find this very weird, but at least it sounds heartfelt. Which is no excuse for bandying about references to the Nazis. We're talking about a regime that killed millions of people here, not about some Halloween monster to scare children. Let's keep a sense of decency here, shall we?