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Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2009-05-15

2009-05-15T19:36:19Z

Admittably, not much was being posted over there.

I think it was my either my cat's, or my grandmother's obituary made me feel like I was posting something too personal for CP, but I wanted to post it, so I used the old Asbestos Den blog.

Kinda silly, as it's not like Asbestos Den is a private access blog or anything.

I tend to compartmentalize parts of my life, yet I enjoy it when I find those compartments overlapping. It's the very premise of the ComicsPundit "brand". Welcome to the contradictions of my mind.

Much of this is because I've been reassessing a lot of things in my life. I've had many ambitions that I pursue to the point of being overcommitted, and out of my depth. So I'm adjusting things here and there so that my amibitions more match my energy and abilities.

Depression has caused me to abandon a lot of those ambitions recently, so re-acquiring those ambitions in a smarter way seems to be a way of regaining the positive aspects of goal setting while still being realistic.

(Hmm.. I think I may have drifted off topic a bit, and into "blogging as therapy" heh.)

In this case, taking the idea of isolating Comics & Politics for the sake of a "Theme Blog" is getting in the way of letting me be me on the web. Which is what inspired this post.

Thanks for your input, Bill.

Comment from Billy Rhythm on 2009-05-15

2009-05-15T16:55:30Z

I frequent blogs because I'm interested in the author, not necessarily the topic. I have a friend who posts all the time about Nascar. I have not interest in Nascar. I'm interested in her. So I visit her site everyday to see if, perhaps, I can get something other than Nascar.

I visit here for the amalgam of what makes Shawn Shawn; and that happens to be libertarianism, technology, and comic books. I think it should all be on one blog. In fact, I thought you killed the asbestos den. Now I see it's still alive. I'm going to have to go over there, now, and see what I've missed!

Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2009-03-17

2009-03-17T07:01:00Z

And double thanks for correcting me using a comic book reference. Very cool.:)

Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2009-03-17

2009-03-17T06:59:00Z

We amateur bloggers depend on peer editing. Thanks for the correction.

Comment from Jonathan Smith on 2009-03-16

2009-03-16T09:29:00Z

Ironically, seeing as this post is (at least partly) about professional writers vs non-professional writers, I can't help pointing out, in the context above, the correct spelling of 'gall' as in 'gall bladder'.Any fan of 'Asterix the Gaul' will tell you 'Gaul' (with a capital 'G') is actually an archaic name for what is now France.

Comment from Batton Lash on 2009-02-22

2009-02-23T01:26:00Z

Many thanks for the props and the plug, Shawn!

Comment from Billy Rhythm on 2009-02-16

2009-02-16T19:08:00Z

Beautiful!

Comment from JM Campbell on 2009-01-10

2009-01-10T22:44:00Z

You know everyone screws this up, so I don't blame you.The Fairness doctrine and the equal time rule are separate things and were enacted at different times.The fairness doctrine only stipulated that opposing view points had to be shared on public airwaves (broadcast radio and TV) . So a station like the one I work at, would be fine as they air Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean hannity, and Mark Levin, all right wing leaning pundits, but also airs Randi Rhodes, left-leaning. Randi's 3 hours 5 days a week is not equal to the other 4 hosts 11 hours, 6 days a week (aside from Levin) but accepatable under the fairness doctrine.The Equal tme rule, which those images are referring to, only focused on political candidates candidates being given time on a station. But had all kinds of outs and is still in effect, but has no actual effect from forcing the stations to give the candidates the cheapest rates available for commercials on that station.Remember that when they start talking about how evil the fairness doctrine is.

Comment from Anonymous on 2009-01-09

2009-01-10T02:58:00Z

But dude...Barack's waay cooler than any marvel character!

Comment from Citizen A on 2008-12-10

2008-12-10T19:31:00Z

Thanks for posting over at Screen Door Republic.I'll certainly bookmark you.BTW, today I'll be picking up The Odyssey 4, Man With No Name 6, and Wonderfuld Wizard of Oz 1 today.

Comment from Neal on 2008-11-06

2008-11-06T09:57:00Z

Hi, this is "Fang" lol. I would actually prefer that you do not blot out my picture on here. My name is Neal Mason and I have set up my own personal website at www.nealmason.com We were just keeping my identity hidden when we first started dating.

Comment from Patrick Roberts on 2008-08-28

2008-08-29T01:22:00Z

i still wish Katie Holmes had stayed on board as Rachel Dawes for the Dark Knight http://www.kogmedia.com" REL="nofollow">... it was like the time spent getting familiar with her character in Batman Begins was wasted

Comment from Billy Rhythm on 2008-07-11

2008-07-11T16:15:00Z

Not that this means anything, but when I played D&D, I always played Lawful/Good characters. I was trying to make a stand and show that yes, sometime Christians DO play D&D.

Comment from bobmitchellinthe21stcentury on 2008-07-09

2008-07-10T01:40:00Z

Hi Shawn, thaks for dropping by the blog man, and for taking the time to read it.It's cool with me that you disagree with what I'm saying. I'm surprised at how many hits I've had on this, and most people who have went on to comment about it elsewhere have disagreed with me. Only one person has agreed. I'll stand by what I'm saying though. I don't see how a collection of anti-Jew quotes from throughout history proves that the Holocaust was inevitable. I could go and find a collection of anti-Jew quotes from the last 50 years, I could go and find some from the last year, but that doesn't mean another Holocaust is inevitable. I could go find hundreds of anti-Islam or anti-Christian quotes from the last 50 years, but that doesn't mean a Holocaust against those groups is inevitable. I could probably distill the reasons for the Holocaust down to one man, Hitler.You're right of course to say "the hatred of the Jews permeated world culture" but it doesn't follow from that the Holocaust was inevitable. And I would disagree that there was a precedent of genocidal slaughter against the Jews. Violence, persecution, undoubtedly, but not the systematic murder of six million people in around five years.And hatred towards Jews didn't shut off escape routes from Nazi Germany. Tens of thousands of Jews made it out of Germany, Poland and Austria and were accepted in other countries. The Nazis, and the circumstances of war shut off the escape routes. Not just for Jews, but for everyone.I'm with Sim when it comes to never forgetting about the Holocaust, about learning lessons form the past to ensure it never happens again. I'm just saying his argument that Holocaust was inevitable is flawed.I think you proved my point for me, unwittingly so. You mention the South Korean artist's anti-Jew comments, saying: "The significance is that such hatred still exists today."Your argument is that the hatred which existed throughout all those centuries, the hatred which Sim exposes in his book, that hatred is still around today.So following that logic, if the same hatred is still around, that means another Holocaust is inevitable. And Sim's work cetainly is not a historical essay and the quotes in it are most definitely out of context. I don't see how you can argue differently. If he cuts parts of quotes out of a larger text and presents them on their own without any discussion or comment, that's presenting them out of context.Having a bibliography does not bestow the quotes he uses any context (and it's not even an actual bibliography). The context would have to come in the body of the work. He just presents the quotes. It's not even a proper annotated bibliography, like one you would get in a historical essay. I've got a degree in history, go with me on this. That he tossed out two quotes by Washington and Franklin doesn't grant any context onto the quotes he did use either.And I looked at the section of the website you mentioned. Regardless of the fact that if I'm reading a book I shouldn't need to look up the internet to get the whole story, what he's put on the website is not a comprehensive list of his sources, it's pretty slap-dash. It's nothing remotely like a bibliography. A proper bibliography tells you exactly where each reference is from.Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed Judenhaas, it's good that you took something out of it. I was pretty disappointed, but each to their own.

Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2008-07-08

2008-07-08T05:42:00Z

I've just set up a meetup group at http://libertarian.meetup.com/427/You can also contact me at my e-mail address:ShawnL[at_sign]AsbestosDen.org

Comment from MaineAttorney on 2008-07-07

2008-07-08T01:38:00Z

I am interested in becoming involved with the Maine Libertarian Party. Could you let me know who I should contact. Thanks in advance for your help.Jeremy

Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2008-07-01

2008-07-01T06:49:00Z

Thanks. Feel free to link. That's why I'm on the web. :)

Comment from Eowyn on 2008-06-29

2008-06-29T04:35:00Z

Oh, dear. Thanks for your post. So passes a wonderful contributor to all that's best in our culture.Saw your comment in Pajamas Media, clicked on your name, and am I glad I did! Also a libertarian. I intend to write in Ron Paul in November, via absentee ballot, as our little Podunk county somehow saw fit to install voting machines. But I digress :o)Very nice blog. Do you mind if I link?

Comment from Shawn Levasseur on 2008-06-21

2008-06-21T06:13:00Z

To my knowledge, absolutely none. The closest ones I know of are in Augusta, Brunswick, and Bangor.I buy my new comics through Discount Comic Book Service (DCBService.com).

Comment from Tim Morrison on 2008-06-21

2008-06-21T05:42:00Z

Are there any comic book stores in Rockland, ME?Thanks.