Constant:

He is not only giving the Resistance a bad name, but he is causing confusion to those who take him seriously.

Heavens to betsy! Giving the Resistance a bad name? If that is the case, (and I am not at all sure that it is), I can name other priests and laymen, who, IMO, have given the "Resistance" a really bad name.  Do we have to name them?

Somehow it appears that the Resistance priests are not interested in doing something about Eric. I think this issue is relevant, and a reproach should be done charitably. He doesn't look lucid after all."

Who are these "resistance" priests, who you feel should be doing something about Eric?  It seems to me that too many trads are looking for bogey men to topple, almost like certain governments which cast about in the world for enemies to oppose an defeat.

Eric G. has done nothing to damage my Catholic faith.  But I can point to a number of other traditional clerics and lay people who have.

Whether the guy is a lunatic or not, I don't particularly care at this juncture.  You don't see the Left shooting their people in the back of the head, do you?  

So this guy is some sort of ultra.  No matter.  When we open the gates, let him be the first to be loosed.

Don't punch right.  Makes you look like a traitor.  There's nothing wrong with having berserkers in an army.

Whether the guy is a lunatic or not, I don't particularly care at this juncture. You don't see the Left shooting their people in the back of the head, do you?

 So this guy is some sort of ultra. No matter. When we open the gates, let him be the first to be loosed.

 Don't punch right. Makes you look like a traitor. There's nothing wrong with having berserkers in an army.

No, I think it's high time to start caring! The absolute last thing Catholic traditionalism needs is another looney tune. You've already absorbed him into the trad spectrum though and that carries with it more than a few problems.

Laramie, what makes you think he's genuine about anything? That's the problem about dealing with a guy who has absolutely no problem lying his head off to get attention. All this time he has maintained his support for Fr. Pfeiffer and still favors the Pfeiffer-Hewko crew over Bishop Williamson. How many red flags do we  really need here? He calls himself an "evangelist", an "apostle",  a "businessman" who ran "fortune 100 companies all over the United States", an "urban-hermit" who calls hookers and escorts from a constantly rotating set of phone numbers from within his parents' high middle class suburban neighborhood, a "writer", a "poet", a "contemplative", the "Eagle of the Fortress" appointed by Jesus Christ who will "announce the Restoration."

Oh, but hey that Planet X thing sounded fun! Give me a break, dude.

I don't care how many Rosaries you think he says, it's not doing him any good. There's an old wives tale that warns against making faces because you might get stuck that way. While this is absurd on the physical level, I think it happens all the time spiritually. Perhaps he decided long ago that the only way he was going to get into religion was if he got to play the hero. Or maybe someone recruited him and loaded his head up with the idea. Who knows, but every now and again, we catch a glimpse of the vile creature who lies and scratches his way from place to place, covered in the sawdust of a thousand strange cօռspιʀαcιҽs, and incisors which always seem to grow back after having been yanked out.

His mission is not from God and the more we lend him our ears uncritically, the more ground we stand to lose.

He strikes me as a guy with a blog who enjoys getting hits and producing click bait.  

What, exactly, is this guy supposed to be doing as a blogger?  Is there some sort of an instruction manual somewhere out there that tells you how to be the proper blogger?  

So he's the David Icke/CoasttoCoatAM of the Trad world.  I always took him as he was and with a grain of salt.  Hell, I still even listen to CMTV on occasion.  A clock is right twice a day.  I can think of four good interviews he had--good because of the guests.  

I really think his bombastic style pretty much says on its face that this guy isn't on your page.  How could anyone miss it?

That's the problem right there, you're judging based on what you feel most bloggers do, not what Catholics are called to do no matter where they find themselves. There are scads of Catholics with blogs out there, traditionalist or not, and the overwhelming majority of them don't presume to speak prophetically on a number of left-field subjects nor do they require a constant stream of donations. Everybody has an opinion, but when editorials become a call for a religious crusade with the writer as leader, it's best to stay away.

I'm not stopping anyone from watching his videos, but I am calling him out on his incredible presumption. He doesn't just speculate, he doesn't do humble suggestions, it's one pronouncement after another. And it's not as if any of his 1-3 hour sermons couldn't be condensed into 15-30 minutes worth of material either. When you start to strip away all the articles he posts from other websites, the sheer amount of repetition and the general lack of depth, there's just not a whole lot there. There's a lot of variety and not a lot of depth and it shouldn't be any surprise when he says he wanted his blog the be the "Walmart of Tradition". I'd take it a step further and call it the rundown "Dollar General of Imitation Tradition" right smack in the middle of a ghetto war zone.

If you're accustomed to taking in your news from various sources and piecing them together yourself, then why don't you simply take this criticism as a way to help you filter out the mess coming from his direction? If you aren't even the slightest bit concerned about where this guy's head is at, it's only a matter of time before he takes you to a place you'll wish you never went. Do whatever you're going to do, but if you're looking for some kind of reassurance from me, you won't get it. Don't be lulled into thinking his entertainment value is more important than the actual content he is producing. Don't let the spectacle obscure what's really being said. Don't forget why he really wants you to listen to him.

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Don't forget why he really wants you to listen to him.

Why?  You tell me.  Why does he want me to listen to him?


I started looking at old threads about this guy, btw.  Saw the Pakman interview.  ...that really could have been better.


I think at this point, it's probably important for me to say that I'm not too terribly invested in this discussion.  I'm not vouching for him based on any kind of a strong attachment or what have you.  I've only just stepped into the ring as an outsider.  But it looks like you're passionate about it.  So, I recognize that, for what it's worth.

Best Case Scenario:
With every new listener, he gets to pretend he's the GCM in hiding... and if he's not using his donations for rent, at least to look busy to keep his parents off the subject. Meanwhile, he makes sure to slander every trad who doesn't buy into his world of make believe in increasingly larger venues. He's a Veterans Today contributor now.

Worst Case Scenario:
He's deliberately flooding the tradisphere with his unique blend of detritus in order to help discredit it. Whether he actually intends to or not, that's what he's doing.

We'll never know how many people who don't have the slightest clue what traditional Catholicism is supposed to be about start to read his trash and immediately write off the entire movement because of the various Godlike Productions/AboveTopSecret/InfoWars subjects that have nothing to do with Church doctrine.

What I don't quite understand is why I have to explain that this is a problem you should be concerned about. That's gets me going more than anything else, especially when Eric is still trolling these forums with his sock puppet accounts... not to apologize for his behavior mind you, but to bolster his own false self image. It seems he's always going to have one that hasn't been banned yet. That's an awful lot of intrigue for such a ridiculous persona. To the extent that it's happening right in front of our faces, I'd like to think we could nip it in the bud each time it comes up. Some people would rather complain about being bothered to think about it. Look, if this subject isn't interesting enough for you, then do what everybody else does and simply go about your business?

It boils down to this: either you care about what Catholics post online, how they behave, what they're "teaching" or you don't. Why am I still fielding gripes from people who resent it being simply pointed out to them? I thought I was doing a service when I did all that digging up for you guys! I know it's only a few people who still have a problem with me about this, but I reserve the right to throw it right back in your faces.

Oh, it's you Eric! That sock puppet hadn't been used in over 2 years, good thing you brought it out of retirement to white knight for yourself.

I'm not Eric.

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Oh, it's you Eric! That sock puppet hadn't been used in over 2 years, good thing you brought it out of retirement to white knight for yourself.

I'm not Eric.

He is not Eric.

I second the motion.