One of the things that has held my interest is my inability to determine whether Giduck is delusional or just trying (incompetently) to protect his “brand.” I’m completely serious- the more asinine suggestions in Terror at Beslan suggest to me that he actually believes the mythology that he is trying to build about himself; despite how easily the idea of putting three former specops guys or a gas dispersal system in each school folds under even the slightest scrutiny, he actually put that in his book.
Artistic rendering of John Giduck's mental state.
If John Giduck were capable of any level of analysis at all he would have realized the- not just inanity- impossibility of these suggestions. The real deals around him either didn’t read his book, or they told him he was a dumb-ass and needed to take out the suggestion for a gassing friendly school protected by Special Operators in which case he ignored them. Add to that the Benny Hill-esque ninja shovel video and it suggests to me that the guy simply isn’t in contact with reality. This is somewhat reinforced by his apparent ignorance of what it would take to actually guard a structure effectively. I am honestly beginning to think that he has simply been emotionally and intellectually stunted at around the age of 12-probably about the time that he read his first Mack Bolan novel. Too bad he didn't read Lord Of The Rings instead- the possibilities would be much more interesting. I'm also pretty sure that orcs are immune to sleeping agents so they wouldn't have to be equipped with gas masks.
Johnny's new plan for protecting our kids.
I can’t rule out this all being about money, but I’m really starting to think- based on his writing and his juvenile responses to criticism- that he believes his own legend. It seems that it is never enough for him to have been involved in something- he has to portray himself as being the best. This is another thing that suggests to me that he is delusional- he couldn’t merely say that he studied martial arts, he had to claim to be in two halls of fame. He couldn’t merely say he was a weightlifter or even a weightlifting competitor- he had to claim to be a national champion. None of this proves that he believes his own bullshit, but I am really starting to think that he does.
If John Giduck were capable of any level of analysis at all he would have realized the- not just inanity- impossibility of these suggestions. The real deals around him either didn’t read his book, or they told him he was a dumb-ass and needed to take out the suggestion for a gassing friendly school protected by Special Operators in which case he ignored them. Add to that the Benny Hill-esque ninja shovel video and it suggests to me that the guy simply isn’t in contact with reality. This is somewhat reinforced by his apparent ignorance of what it would take to actually guard a structure effectively. I am honestly beginning to think that he has simply been emotionally and intellectually stunted at around the age of 12-probably about the time that he read his first Mack Bolan novel. Too bad he didn't read Lord Of The Rings instead- the possibilities would be much more interesting. I'm also pretty sure that orcs are immune to sleeping agents so they wouldn't have to be equipped with gas masks.
I can’t rule out this all being about money, but I’m really starting to think- based on his writing and his juvenile responses to criticism- that he believes his own legend. It seems that it is never enough for him to have been involved in something- he has to portray himself as being the best. This is another thing that suggests to me that he is delusional- he couldn’t merely say that he studied martial arts, he had to claim to be in two halls of fame. He couldn’t merely say he was a weightlifter or even a weightlifting competitor- he had to claim to be a national champion. None of this proves that he believes his own bullshit, but I am really starting to think that he does.