MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP EXALTING PEOPLE AND START EXALTING IDEAS
Napoleon, Robert E. Lee and the Cult of Past Personalities
The Real Problem with Cancel Culture
The problem isn't Cancel Culture, per se. The problem is the overlap between capital and the public discourse. When advertising dollars rest on what a person says, capital will often become the priority when the norms of discourse are violated.
Not a Bigot in a Hat. Not a Bigot with a Cat…
THE WAR AGAINST RACIST REPRESENTATIONS
Protests, Riots, and Discursive Bubbles
You agree with the protestors, you'll find plenty of examples on-line of protestors doing noble and heroic things. Think the protestors are nothing more than Antifa scum? You'll have this assumption reinforced when all of your friends post pictures and video of masked rioters breaking windows and flipping cars. Think the police are heroes? You'll get all kinds of footage of police being heroic. Think the police are fascist scum? Yeah. You'll be able to download outrageous acts of brutality.
Marx’s Commiebots and the Fall of Capitalism
Where mankind stands in the robot age will depend on the vitality of democracy when the transition happens.
Remember when it was okay to criticize the military?
If there were ever a time for stepping up a cultural critique of American militarism and our "forever war" footing, it's now.
On Walls, Refugees and White Walkers
What if The Wall had never been built? What lessons might this teach us in the real world?
So, About those Benjamins
there's a great deal to discuss and there's a great deal to learn about the United States' support for Israel and the associated political discourse. The issues are complicated. Twitter is really not the place for it.
Managing Social Hysteria
It's been a while since I posted. I had to take a rest for a little while because I found myself starting to get caught up in the social hysteria of our times.
Do the Consequences of Supporting Trump Matter to Trump Supporters?
On why support for Trump remains so frustratingly consistent.
