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Category Archives: Culture
Death of a Culture
“The death of a culture begins when its normative institutions fail to communicate ideals in ways that remain inwardly compelling, first of all to the cultural elites themselves.” — Philip Rieff, 1966
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The Rise of the Term ‘Weaponized Information’
In “The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine”, the authors begin: “This is a propaganda machine. It’s targeting people individually to recruit them to an idea. It’s a level of social engineering that I’ve never seen before. They’re capturing … Continue reading
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NRx Summary of Trump’s Victory
In “Reactionary Political Theory on Contemporary America”, Vincent Hanna summarizes the Mencius, NRx interpretation of Trump’s victory: Reactionaries attend to political reality, not to political form. In politics, reactionaries study power, because politics is the struggle for power. Reactionaries study … Continue reading
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Some Light on the Dark Enlightenment
“Behind the Internet’s Anti-Democracy Movement” is a scary piece in The Atlantic by Rosie Gray. “White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is reportedly a reader of neoreactionary political theory,” the byline reads, “A tour through the pro-authoritarian philosophy gaining visibility … Continue reading
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Is America a Christian Nation? – Pt. 361,925
Horrifying news from WaPo (“You have to be Christian to truly be American? Many people in the U.S. say so.”): About one-third of all Americans think that you have to be a Christian to truly be an American — despite … Continue reading
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“He Will Not Divide Us!”
Is it just me, or is Shia’s endlessly-looping, SJW-sycophant-surrounding, ‘performance artist’-like “He will not divide us!” chant… both creepy and cult-like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gXohZCbuQg
Is My Novel Offensive?
In Slate we have “Is My Novel Offensive?”. How “sensitivity readers” are changing the publishing ecosystem—and raising new questions about what makes a great book. The cannibalization taking place on the Left is so great to witness. The article’s first … Continue reading
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The Diminishing Relevance of the Art World
In WaPo, Tom Rachman, who himself despises Trump, asks “How can the art world resist Trump? Probably not very well.” What is the problem? Political correctness and conformity of thought within the world of elite artists: Right-wing commentators have spent … Continue reading
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“Trump = Hitler” in The New Yorker – Pt. 3,183
Another day, another ‘Trump = Hitler’ article from our ‘most high’ eschelons of Culterati. In The New Yorker is a piece titled “When It’s Too Late To Stop Fascism, According To Stefan Zweig” I wonder how far along the scale … Continue reading
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