"of the blood"
Arizona I believe there are many among us who never credit people with what they have contributed or what experience they bring to the table. They seek to emphasize the negative, no matter how slight; Instead of the positive, no matter how great. They seem to enjoy and revel in bringing down anybody who is recognized as an expert or authority as if it takes something away from them.....acting as though it is a zero sum game. I believe this began in earnest in the sixties (if not before) and it gets worse with every generation. Polls show this phenomena continues to occur affecting members of our society from judges on the Supreme Court, doctors, school teachers,etc. .......as well as just plain honest hard working individuals. Why should we be surprised when it comes to the likes of Jeff Cooper, Elmer Keith, etc? I suppose it's a sign of the times. As if recognizing someone else's accomplishments somehow deminish their own. Jealousy? Perhaps! Envy? Perhaps. A phenomena none the less.
Tis a sad state of affairs when those who have paved the way and contributed so much are not recognized for what they have done instead of emphasizing their possible short comings. I don't ever recall reading that Jeff Cooper professed being qualified to instruct in a school of journalism so why would I attack his writting skills. I prefer to credit him with his accomplishments in the area of firearms.
I can't help believing that all firearms enthusiasts are better off today because of many (including Jeff Cooper) who went before us. They have plenty of critics without me joining in and after all I believe, as you have pointed out, "he is ""of the blood"".
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