January 25, 2010
Dear Richard,
You make some very good points. You are right, we would all love to hear Mark Weber's side of the story on all of this. The problem, however, is Mark Weber's recent silence. He has been silent about all of the recent news items about him.
And I totally agree with you on another issue. Mark Weber does write outstanding articles. I personally wish the man would write many books, as he has (in my opinion) exceptional scholarly talent. But once again, the problem here is with Mark Weber. He is very lazy, and his entire career has been plagued by an inability to get work done. For example, years ago he was supposed to write an important book, The Final Solution: Legend and Reality. He never could finish the book, even though he had ample opportunity to do so. His slowed production and non-productivity have driven the IHR to the point of disaster.
In my opinion, under the appropriate direction and leadership, Mark Weber could have been a great historian. He is an outstanding writer, debater and speaker. The tragedy occurred when he took on a leadership role, something for which he has no aptitude for whatsoever. When Weber assumed a leadership role and he was left to do as he pleased, the dark side of Mark Weber emerged: the laziness and inability to get his work done led his IHR to the point of extinction.
Let us hope that Mark responds to and overcomes all the recent criticism, and in the future uses his outstanding talents more productively.
Paul Grubach
Richard writes:
Before anyone jumps to a conclusion about Weber, I would like to hear his side of the story. I don't think I know anyone who always does the right thing and is never wrong. Weber's articles are of good quality and I hope he writes more of them. I think Goebbels' diary has come up here before. If I remember correctly, there its authenticity was in doubt.
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This kind of stuff is inevitable and Weber surely foresaw it. Which again raises the question of his motives. A pretty sad epitaph for the IHR.
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