Thanks for this, Alistair. It’s good to see you back, and to read your thoughts. Like you, I’m staying put for a while.
I’m sorry to hear about the eye surgery. You may or may not be aware that I went through that with Digby last summer and it’s tough on them and us. Diggs was too old and otherwise challenged (mostly deaf, and the eye that had to go turned out to have been his good one) to cope but I heard so many tales of younger dogs adapting happily!
Alistair, you’ve spoken so eloquently for me, and I suspect many other Substackers, on the tolerance of Nazis on Substack.
Especially after reading Margaret Atwood’s piece, I’ve agonised over whether or not I should allow myself to be chased away from yet another platform (I fled Twitter in October 2022, the week the Melon Husk took over.) Like you, I feel inclined to stand my ground this time.
I had already decided to devote part of my next newsletter to this topic. It is an issue that will not go away, and U think there will be much more debate here until the right action is taken by Substack moderators.
Thank you for your thoughtful contribution, Alistair.
Thanks for this, Alistair. It’s good to see you back, and to read your thoughts. Like you, I’m staying put for a while.
I’m sorry to hear about the eye surgery. You may or may not be aware that I went through that with Digby last summer and it’s tough on them and us. Diggs was too old and otherwise challenged (mostly deaf, and the eye that had to go turned out to have been his good one) to cope but I heard so many tales of younger dogs adapting happily!
Anyway, have the happiest possible new year. X
Alistair, you’ve spoken so eloquently for me, and I suspect many other Substackers, on the tolerance of Nazis on Substack.
Especially after reading Margaret Atwood’s piece, I’ve agonised over whether or not I should allow myself to be chased away from yet another platform (I fled Twitter in October 2022, the week the Melon Husk took over.) Like you, I feel inclined to stand my ground this time.
I had already decided to devote part of my next newsletter to this topic. It is an issue that will not go away, and U think there will be much more debate here until the right action is taken by Substack moderators.
Thank you for your thoughtful contribution, Alistair.