So Many Kristallnachts

You might prefer to think that the crank letter Erik noted earlier was nutpicking, only the conservative blogosphere finds his ideas fascinating and would like to subscribe to his newsletter. Marginal increases in tax rates, some attempts to enforce federal regulations, an isolated minor incident of vandalism — just like systematic paramilitary violence and concentration camps, I’m sure you’ll agree. (Cf. also “being criticized for demanding more taxpayer money after you’ve nearly blown up the world economy to reward your workers for doing such a bang-up job is just like being tortured to death by a mob.”)

It should also be noted that the original letter writer is a man of many talents, having written a novel that combines bad wealth porn with bad softcore porn-porn. Subscribers to third-tier winger publications should expect their copies in the mail imminently.

…More from Krugman.