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In Which John C. Wright is Wrong About Everything, Forever, World Without End, Amen: An Open Letter

May 08, 2014 21:25

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Natalie Luhrs did a really good job of explaining how John C. Wright is Lying About Everything in order to make the bigotry of those he champions appear to ( Read more... )

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fidelioscabinet May 9 2014, 19:13:29 UTC

Hilariously, Mr. Weight graduated from law school at William & Mary, was admitted to the bar, and went broke as a lawyer, according to his bio at Wikipedia.

One can see why he might not have had much success as a practitioner of the law, given the quality of his theorizing.

popelizbet May 10 2014, 18:42:42 UTC

That actually makes it worse for me. because that means he's not ignorant of the law but lying about it. Just like everything else he's lying about to suit his ideology. It's pathetic.

I am amused though, as I've always been a little bitter at W&M for rejecting me from undergrad, which is why I rejected their invitation to apply to law school...

joycemocha May 10 2014, 00:46:12 UTC

Delightful. Much enjoyed (ex-paralegal here now turned special ed teacher. Education law sucks). I came here through Scalzi initially.

popelizbet May 10 2014, 18:43:49 UTC

Thanks for reading (and I am honestly aflutter that Scalzi linked me...do you happen to remember where?)

joycemocha May 10 2014, 21:36:08 UTC

Metafilter, I believe--through his website.

orangemike May 10 2014, 03:49:24 UTC

Lordamercy, darling person I never met, you are now one of my top five fave attorneys currently in practice (and it's an elite group).

popelizbet May 10 2014, 18:44:55 UTC

Why thank you! I don't usually call people sweet summer children in my professional capacity but this is my off time.

Amusingly... ext_2576166 May 10 2014, 04:55:40 UTC

Apparently, John C. Wright is a former attorney. He allegedly should really know better.

Re: Amusingly... popelizbet May 10 2014, 18:46:00 UTC

As I said above, that really bugs me...because it means he's not ignorant, he's lying like he has lied about other things. Disgusting.

Outstanding anonymous May 10 2014, 07:37:33 UTC

Wow, there's only five comments on this? You've written an epic and elegant takedown. Bravo.

Re: Outstanding popelizbet May 10 2014, 18:47:16 UTC

I got behind on unscreening comments. Thanks for reading!