tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post8005477944620065989..comments2024-03-28T10:11:40.572-04:00Comments on VISUP: The Conan Mysteries Part IReclusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-88080264766825988832016-01-03T21:16:18.032-05:002016-01-03T21:16:18.032-05:00If Gustav Schwarzenegger was a military or paramil...If Gustav Schwarzenegger was a military or paramilitary policeman in Poland, the Baltic States or Soviet territories, it is likely he was assigned to an Einsatzgruppen unit. There are many recorded instances of atrocity committed or permitted by these units on local Jewish populations. That said, it is also known that these units had relatively high degrees of ambivalence and dissent among its members. Records are not as well-kept for the Einsatzgruppen, and without documents or eyewitnesses it would be impossible to determine if Gustav was in such a unit, and if so, were ambivalent or enthusiastic. <br /><br />In light of this, the Conan passage where he is asked if he enjoys killing has a strange resonance. His reply is something like, "It's a job. If you enjoy it, everyone will hate you, and if you don't, it will eat you form the inside. It is merely what one does, to survive." One wonders if old Gustav ever felt that way, and if he said as much to his son.Moses Horowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270150897407282808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-75550873941502430642012-05-13T12:06:29.806-04:002012-05-13T12:06:29.806-04:00Marty-
Thank you very much for adding me as a lin...Marty-<br /><br />Thank you very much for adding me as a link and becoming a follower.:) <br /><br />The more I read on Howard's fiction, the more intrigued I became by his connections to Lovecraft. Howard clearly much more formal knowledge of the occult than Lovecraft. Their relationship is especially interesting when one considers that these two men essentially created the modern fantasy and horror genres with their fiction. I really wish I had read more Lovecraft or Howard in high school.:)<br /><br />I hope you enjoy part II.:)<br /><br /><br />-RecluseReclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-84440598782310794122012-05-10T08:51:55.741-04:002012-05-10T08:51:55.741-04:00Very intriguing stuff, I remember Red Dawn very we...Very intriguing stuff, I remember Red Dawn very well, an 80s classic (lol) Looking forward to reading more on this. Didn't know about the connection between Lovecraft and Howard.<br /><br />P.S. I have added your Blog as a link on my own page. I hope that's ok?!<br /><br />Cheers<br />Marie aka Marty...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04552643095016293044noreply@blogger.com