JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
Some times Charlie was in the trees.
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JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
17d ago
See Churchill's commentary from A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
I guess now that bots are starting to out-post humans by wide margins, this will probably change, and we'll move back to a world where majority opinions are dictated from above rather than from the grass roots.
Like @haroldbkny I also take issue with this statement firstly because I'm skeptical of the degree to which majority opinions were ever "dictated from above". IE was there a genuine consensus or merely the appearance of consensus because all the records we have come from a handful of closely-aligned sources? Secondly because even if it was possible to dictate opinions in the past, I'm not convinced that it is possible now. Back in the 90s and early 2000s people would say "pics or it didn't happen". Nobody says that anymore, because everybody knows how easy pictures are to fake.
I think most people who aren't also weird autists tend to pick up on body language and clothing more so than skin tone.
As you yourself observe, "darker skin = bad" is basically the most minimum-effort low-IQ flavor of racism there is, and I feel like most people with a room temperature IQ or greater are already clear that bar.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
17d ago
Would you prefer we compare Alabama to Germany? In either case I would argue that the point stands.
I'm not saying that wealth gaps don't exist, I'm saying that your claim that...
If you spend enough time on Twitter you begin to realize any time some SES graph shows up by geography they all look identical. And they are all very similar to % black population.
...would appear to be contradicted by the observation that there are multiple states with double-digit black populations whose outcomes are comparable or superior to those of "whiter" nations and states despite their alleged handicap. If the state of Georgia were isekaied into the EU, it wouldn't just be "the wealthiest black community" it would be one of the wealthiest communities in the EU period.
You can dismiss this as just "America being rich" but that just begs the question of "why?" because it sure as hell isn't because of racial purity.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
17d ago
Same! Taking the kids this sunday.
It's a social media and gaming site ostensibly aimed at kids (think a mix of reddit and steam with Playmobil aesthetics) who's founder has a reputation of being opposed to content moderation.
I probably should should write a longer effort-post on the topic at some point but the short version goes something like this...
Starting a family or being in a committed relationship means chosing to be bound to another person and accepting that your interests are no longer solely your own. This is a difficult pill to swallow for someone who's been raised on a cultural diet of "Follow your bliss" and radical emancipation, which is why so many are reluctant to do it.
This difficulty is in turn compounded by the offboarding of agency and responsibility because even if the are able to recognize the pill as something they need, they still need to actually make the choice, and that's not going to happen if they can't accept the choice as theirs to make.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
17d ago
Which "Broken Window Fallacy"? The Rudy Giuliani version or the Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg version?
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
18d ago
I do not disagree with you that this issue is one of "GROUP first and NATIONALITY second" but I would urge you to notice who is promoting that distinction and why.
The scales aren't being tilted "to give them a hand up" as we can see how those that argue that the tilt is necessary react to those who are able to succeed on their own merit. No, the scales are tilted because the left needs that "GROUP first and NATIONALITY second" distinction to be maintained if they want to remain electorally viable.
If you spend enough time on Twitter you begin to realize any time some SES graph shows up by geography they all look identical. And they are all very similar to % black population. Whether it’s income, murder, life expectancy or whatever else
Is this actually what we see though? About 1/3rd of Georgia's population is black and yet and it's GDP per capita (roughly $82k) is comparable to that of Norway and Switzerland. How do you explain that?
Personally, I suspect pretty much all scholarship on this topic to be an ugly mish-mash of academic bullshit and statistical ignorance.
Specifically i think that liberalism's emphasis on individual emancipation and self-actaualization when coupled with the post-modernist desire to offboard agency and responsibility to impersonal forces results in a worldview that actively incentivizes social atomization while amplifying and exacerbating "cluster-b" personality traits.
I know that I'm beating a dead horse, but if you're going to keep bringing it up, i'm going to keep saying it...
The root problem is that the beliefs and values of modern (ie post-modern) liberalism are not conducive to, and in some respects actively incompatible with, forming healthy and stable relationships. The decline in marriage and birth rates is a direct consequence of this, and I do not believe that this is something that can be solved via legal or economic interventions, you need to change the culture.
I think early America having a substantial French influence is the more likely culprit.
France was one of the Fledgling US's first allies/trading partners and a good portion of the gulf coast and southern Mississippi watershed had been already been settled by French speakers before being incorporated into the Union.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
19d ago
Does nationalism thus contradict liberal principles, as many progressives claim?
Perhaps it does, but I would argue that this more a knock against progressivism than it is against nationalism.
The rush from judgment can easily be read as a reductio-ad-absurdum progressive moralizing. If Muhammed dreams of killing Jews who are we to deny him the opportunity to follow his dreams and live his best life?
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
19d ago
Says who? I don't think anyone out side the usual gaggle of pink-haired harpies would bat an eye if the Prime Minister of Finland declared Finland to be a Finnish state or Denmark a Danish state.
WWII Germany isn't hated for being an explicitly German state, they're hated for aligning themselves against the rest of Western Civilization and engaging in the industrial slaughter of millions.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
19d ago
Blacks remain meaningfully unassimilated after all these years, probably because of the many third world cultural and genetic traits they have.
How are you defining "assimilation" in this context and what sort of evidence would you present to support this claim if asked?
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
25d ago
The line was "If feel like you might need a style guide to avoid sounding like an evil robot, maybe you ought to take a step back and ask, "are we the baddies?"
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
30d ago
I'm not sure about term limits per se but I would support something along the lines of "after 20 years in government you are no longer eligible to run for office"
My admittedly poor understanding is that the party doesn't like Massie because he doesn't always support Trump and has principles;
This is the narrative the mainstream media is running with, and yes it is a weakman.
What this is is a old-fashioned power struggle between the neoliberal/conservative faction and the Populists. With the Cheneys gone, McConnel and his people are basically the last hold-outs of any note and they are desperately trying to hold on to that power. Meanwhile he populists want them out, and all Trump and the wider party seems to care about is maintaining the GOP majority.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
1mo ago
Fairly high confidence it's just a work of contrarian performance art moreso than actually occupying any particular part of the political spectrum
If anything that seems like more of a reason to cast him into to the shadow realm rather than less.
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
1mo ago
I wouldn't say that Kirk's faction has "won" but I do believe they have the momentum
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
1mo ago
Even JD Vance isn't immune.
I would think less of him if he weren't at least a bit freaked out by the sectarian killing of a close friend
JeSuisCharlie
Sumner, Hebdo, Kirk
1mo ago
So the third option.
I was aware of him as the head of TPUSA and occasional guest on various programs, but ignorant of his popularity and wider body of work.
I remember finding out he had been shot via a text message from a family member, and my immediate reaction after "Oh Fuck" was being surprised that this family member (who has never been particularly political) even knew who he was.
This is entirely hear-say, but from what I have heard Baszucki and Cassel's sincerely believe that no-body nor no-thing should ever be excluded from their platform and their moderation policies reflect this.
Personally I feel like regardless of whether they're the Quokkaiest Quokkas to ever Quokka, or creepers looking out for fellow creepers is largely irrelevant at this stage, the end result is the same.
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