tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post2628164038299521493..comments2023-12-31T13:47:05.758+00:00Comments on Fat Man on a Keyboard: What did the Middle Ages ever do for us?The Plumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-28715948848102343312007-12-20T17:14:00.000+00:002007-12-20T17:14:00.000+00:00It's unsporting of you taking on Mush Brain. It's...It's unsporting of you taking on Mush Brain. It's shooting fish in a barrel, or peeing on the bathroom floor. She's the first chapter in Fisking for Dummies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-20202935678048663462007-12-19T13:49:00.000+00:002007-12-19T13:49:00.000+00:00It's not a Comment is Free piece, Peter. It carrie...It's not a Comment is Free piece, Peter. It carries all the weight of a Guardian newspaper op-ed.Francis Sedgemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12310279298255158895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-49907196600641683462007-12-19T10:35:00.000+00:002007-12-19T10:35:00.000+00:00Even with my scanty knowledge of early history, I ...<I>Even with my scanty knowledge of early history, I would have thought that persecution of groups is hardly a phenomenon that only emerged in the Middle Ages.</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed. The thesis, from what I could gather from Maddy's post, was that <I>state</I> persecution of groups was an essentially medieval phenomenon. Words like 'Romans', 'Christians' and 'lions' immediately sprung to mind.Shuggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298179140317536572noreply@blogger.com