Many, maybe most, abusers can genuinely say they love their victims.
True, and FW is a case in point.
Yep, he was front and center in my mind when I wrote that. (A long with a lot of modern psychological literature on trauma.)
secondly, none of them has ever said a harsh word about the equally Swiss Catt, did they? On the contrary, see all the positive references to Henri de Catt in his and Büschings collections since they talked with him, too. But you see, Z, CATT would never!
Henri de Catt, currently busy beefing up his memoirs: Okay, that does it. I'm only publishing once I'm dead.
AHAHAHAAAAA, wow. I had noticed both Zimmermann and Catt were Swiss, but hadn't realized that aspect featured in the great feud. This is hilarious!
Man, if Catt *had* published during his lifetime, Nicolai would have eviscerated him a work that people might have read, because it was in the main text, rather than a preface that people like me always skip. ;)
Mind you, that hasn't stopped the Fritzian penis theory from spreading, sadly. (I know you told AP about his naked body being examined, but we were trusting Blanning at that point--does he know we now have more detail and it seems very reliable?)
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Re: Zimmermann: Über Friedrich den Großen und meine Unterredungen mit ihm kurz vor seinem Tod
Date: 2021-03-03 01:53 pm (UTC)True, and FW is a case in point.
Yep, he was front and center in my mind when I wrote that. (A long with a lot of modern psychological literature on trauma.)
secondly, none of them has ever said a harsh word about the equally Swiss Catt, did they? On the contrary, see all the positive references to Henri de Catt in his and Büschings collections since they talked with him, too. But you see, Z, CATT would never!
Henri de Catt, currently busy beefing up his memoirs: Okay, that does it. I'm only publishing once I'm dead.
AHAHAHAAAAA, wow. I had noticed both Zimmermann and Catt were Swiss, but hadn't realized that aspect featured in the great feud. This is hilarious!
Man, if Catt *had* published during his lifetime, Nicolai would have eviscerated him a work that people might have read, because it was in the main text, rather than a preface that people like me always skip. ;)
Mind you, that hasn't stopped the Fritzian penis theory from spreading, sadly. (I know you told AP about his naked body being examined, but we were trusting Blanning at that point--does he know we now have more detail and it seems very reliable?)