Comments on: UPDATE VI: ‘Lights Out’ ILANA?

By: Contemplationist

Contemplationist — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:14:40 +0000

I feel like the fat kid always being picked on! It wasn’t a you-go girl speech at all. Just an empirical fact that relative to other epochs in history, this is the best time to be shunned by the mainstream. You obviously still need demand/customers to continue anything, be it writing or making music (to pick another similar industry), but as long as you are assured that the demand exists, you should ignore the mainstream blowhards.
I am waiting for the Amazon link to place my order.

[Thank you, and forgive the prickliness.]

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:19:25 +0000

Ilana: I can’t offer glib comments. When one marches to the beat of a different drummer, dares to go outside the line, they are pretty much alone. I have seen a lot of people have to sit on the sidelines; because, they didn’t join the team. The United States is divided between Progressives and Conservatives, Libertarians for the most part are Republican or Democrat Light, not willing to pay the party dues. For those of us who choose a separate path, we have the road to ourselves and have to pay for our own gas. Sometimes, it’s better to step onto the sidewalk and let the buses have the road. I would hate to see you go, but I understand.

By: MB

MB — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:13:47 +0000

I've been reading your blog for some time, and the thought of it going away is dismal. I ordered your book. The hard sell always works when an item is valued -- you should find that encouraging. [Thank you, MB; please subscribe to my newsletter here.]

By: Contemplationist

Contemplationist — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:05:56 +0000

This is the worst possible time to be discouraged! No matter how much of blowhards the publishing people are, this is an unprecedented time for self-publishing if a publisher is denied to you. There is lulu and amazon’s print on demand.
True, to become a blockbuster hit, you probably need a major publisher. However, simply distributing your work and having it read has never been easier relative to the past. Silver lines etc

By: Myron Pauli in Alabama

Myron Pauli in Alabama — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:48:40 +0000

Please continue to write in spite of the rather overwhelming temptation to say “F.U.” to a planet of buffoons – Even “on the road”, I like to log in and see some sanity while “conservatives” like Rick Santorum are screaming “torture uber alles”.

You are a great writer and a clear headed thinker; qualities that are double rare in our modern world of Fox News vs. MSNBC. I am honored if Michael mentions me in the same sentence as you.

[Thanks much Myron.]

Once my house gets sold, I will send in some support above and beyond words of encouragement.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:36:20 +0000

At risk of being accused of repeating myself, I ask that you regularly update where your book becomes available (Read: B&N). [The Buy Buttons on the well-designed Cannibal Page tell it all. Right now, you can order pre-release copies from publisher. Amazon Button on the page will activate once that account is activated. Then you can buy from Amazon. Moreover, if you sign-up for my Mailing List, you will get notice.]

By: CompassionateFascist

CompassionateFascist — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:10:19 +0000

Yes, except for her Zionist thing, Ilana is one of the most articulate and consistent libcons. Yesterday I plugged Into The Cannibal’s Pot at a couple of WN/hardright sites and – if I can scare up enough SB’rans who want a cab ride this weekend – will soon order a copy of my very own.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:03:28 +0000

Ilana, please consider the following:

1. Copernicus and “De revolutionilus”
2. Galileo and “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems”

I hope journalists, major media, and the general public have advanced further along the road to objective inquiry than to blindly reject your writings sans discussion or consideration.

I will be placing my order for your book over the weekend.

[Thank you, Dennis.]

ps I have already referenced it several times to FOX NEWS/BUSINESS hosts…hope it helps.

By: MeMyselfI

MeMyselfI — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:49:54 +0000

“I now have proof positive that, however good, nothing I write is likely to be acceptable to mainstream, “conservative” publishing presses. With very few exceptions, most of what is published by this bunch, who masquerade as edgy and gritty, amounts to politically palatable pabulum.”

What you’ve run into is this:

“All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” – Nietzsche.

Unfortunately, it’s the high IQ sociopaths that wield the most power, most of the time. There’s no way to fix this, either.

Keep up the good fight, if you can.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:40:03 +0000

Ilana mercer turn a phrase? You betcha! Ilana Mercer turning a phrase is like Rembrandt using his brush or a bulldog clearing his throat just before he bites you in the backside. As I have said before, I have done swan dives into my Funk and Wagnell on many occasions while reading Mercer. I usually agree with her but actually I agree with Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh more often, but they, nor anyone else, have the pure genius and ability to make me think like Mercer. That’s why she’s the greatest. She is truly a prophet without appreciation in her own village.