And to the Borders commenter who said I’d scream bloody murder if someone called for my head: get real

And to the Borders commenter who said I’d scream bloody murder if someone called for my head: get real. People do call for my head all the time, sometimes literally. Borders fans are welcome to do it themselves: here’s our contact info. I will probably disagree with the reasons someone wants me fired, I may argue against them, but I’m not going to pitch a fit about it.

True to form, Max Borders wails that he’s been misunderstood, and that he’s the victim of “mafia” tactics because I included a link to the Institute for Humane Studies at the end of this post. To be clear, I didn’t call for anyone to demand Borders be fired, and I certainly didn’t criticize him over anything personal, private, or otherwise irrelevant. I do think a supposedly libertarian organization should be able to answer for what its employees publicly promote. If I wrote on this blog or any other that boiling people alive is not a moral issue, I’d be sacked in a heartbeat. Hell, every time I miss a typo, someone writes in to demand my removal.

If you can’t stand the heat, Max, you should back away from the bubbling pot. I wash my hands of you.