The Unoriginal Muse

It’s the post you don’t want to make. The “I’m leaving such and so” post, the one that makes you sound a wee bit superior and snobbish, holier than thou, or just plain arrogant. Yep. That sort of post.

Gates of Vienna, more than any other blog, got me into this whole blogging thing. The Baron and Dymphna, and many of their commenters, are fine, upstanding, intelligent, witty - all those lovely descriptions you want to give to people but never really have the time, or if you do have the time it doesn’t quite seem appropriate, or… well, I’m rambling again. The short version is: they’re great. Unfortunately I feel I have to withdraw from regular commenting on GoV.

Two reasons. First, and probably foremost, my comments were getting long. We’re talking essays. I only did a few of that length but, each time, I was aware that they were pushing the limit of politeness. One or two transformed into posts here at the Muse, which is always nice. At some point it becomes impolite to keep using another’s blog for your own posting, so I’m setting a fairly strict word limit; anything over the top comes here as a post.

Second, and I have to be frank, the commentary has degenerated into a howling, vicious mob. GoV has always been about unity in the face of a common enemy and for a while that was understood, but it seems that the attack by LGF has had a profound psychological effect on everyone involved. We’re bickering. We’re arguing, picking each other apart and for what? To prove that America is the best, or that europe is the best; that some race or other is inferior; that x version of christianity is the truth faith and y is the spawn of satan. How in the hell are we meant to face our enemy when we make enemies of each other wityh such ease? The mullahs must be laughing their arses off at the sight of such disarray. It angers me up quite thoroughly. It’s another example of the ignorance I’ve ranted about here in the past; carrying on with a stupid idea or quest in the face of overwhelming evidence. Having knowledge and ignoring it. Ignorance.

Baron, Dymphna and the sane denizens of GoV, I thank you for everything, but it’s time I moved on for a while. Frankly if I stick around I’ll just make a complete tit of myself. I can only assume that this is a temporary thing, that the bickering will die down again when people reach an equilibrium, but until that happens I just can’t be involved, as I would only make things worse with my presence.