Oh, everything she lists in the lead-up is factually true. I've seen variations on the details, but I have no quarrel with the facts. I am currently working on a 10,000-word fix-it fic about the horse incident. The gloves and fork also get a passing mention. The reason I quoted the passage at such length was to enumerate the list of Fritz's abuse-worthy offenses:
Look. "He was BEATEN for wearing gloves in cold weather, for eating with a silver fork, for throwing himself off a bolting horse."
* wearing gloves in cold weather * eating with a silver fork * throwing himself off a bolting horse * thought that hunting was cruel * talking to his mother
Look at those offenses! Talking to his mother! Wearing gloves in cold weather! What author writing in 1970 wouldn't think a twelve-year-old kid deserved to be beaten and starved for that??
I want to retroactively call CPS on any kids who may ever have come into her care.
This is worse than the 1800s German nationalist who said it was a good thing in the end that Katte got executed, because otherwise no expansion of Prussia. I don't expect any better of 1800s German nationalists. But this! This is satire, right? Right?
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Look. "He was BEATEN for wearing gloves in cold weather, for eating with a silver fork, for throwing himself off a bolting horse."
* wearing gloves in cold weather
* eating with a silver fork
* throwing himself off a bolting horse
* thought that hunting was cruel
* talking to his mother
Look at those offenses! Talking to his mother! Wearing gloves in cold weather! What author writing in 1970 wouldn't think a twelve-year-old kid deserved to be beaten and starved for that??
I want to retroactively call CPS on any kids who may ever have come into her care.
This is worse than the 1800s German nationalist who said it was a good thing in the end that Katte got executed, because otherwise no expansion of Prussia. I don't expect any better of 1800s German nationalists. But this! This is satire, right? Right?