What follows is in reference to this post about hipsters and irony. I will attempt to demonstrate one theory for how we get from hipsterism on the one hand to the politically destructive use of irony on the other....
(Previously, Parts 1, 2, 3 , 4, 5, 6 and 7) In the comment section of a previous post, on the subject of living one’s convictions, I suggested that former Gentleman Freddie deBoer did not possess a complete set of male...
I need to vent a little bit about the way the discussions under Jason’s post on markets and E.D.’s response have tended to move into debates about the merits of communism and capitalism, as...
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on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForLet me also add that I think killing civilians is wrong regardless of who those civilians are, just…
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on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForI'm mostly unclear on the requirements that you have for my answers to you and the requirements that…
on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForNeither of us owns the table. Neither of us can put it on whatever table you want to put it on. It’s…
on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForI think you give the game away when you ask if I know what 'important rights' are, so much so that e… on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForInteresting. How would we classify Israel's killing of citizens in Gaza? on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForDavidTC: You think being undone by the courts means the Trump Administration isn’t fascism? We're a…
on A Working Man ReviewedThat isn't the operative part of the monologue. The part that resonated with a *lot* of vets (WW2, K… on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForSo let's now move to "and I answered" on your part. My question was whether what I wanted was on the… on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForThe first was incomprehensible. The second was a direct answer, but it was your second try. And if a…
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