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Originally Posted by Bored5000
Is Bobby Fischer widely collected? I understand his importance in the chess world, but his antisemitism and glee over 9/11 seems like he would fall into the Hitler, O.J. Simpson, Aaron Hernandez category of people most collectors would not want to have in their collections?
I am not criticizing anyone who collects Fischer, but I am curious as to how he is viewed. I would have thought there was at least somewhat of a stigma associated with collecting him.
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It's a good question. Personally, I still have a couple of his cards. (The PC above and a KTAV). I think Peter got it right when he said most people chalk up his actions/comments late in life to mental illness, as I do. Something he showed signs of even earlier in his life.
While what he said was truly abhorrent, I think it's a bit of a stretch to throw him in with Hitler, OJ and Aaron Hernandez. He never physically hurt or killed people to the best of my knowledge. Mental illness is mf'er. I don't have much issue separating what he turned into later in life with what he accomplished.