Born to Squint, Forced to See ⚜️
Maybe Im just not understanding the point of the centaur analogy, but it seems more convoluting than it does useful. At least in comparison to just making the same points without the analogy.
The point of a good analogy is to make your broader points immediately register with the reader, not create an entirely new concept to explain
Convincing the 2024 non-voter of the error of their ways is as fruitless of a task as convincing a Trump voter of the error of their ways.
The non-voter would have to accept the fact that their not voting directly contributed to worsening the situation and literally has gotten people killed, which they will never accept despite it being factually the case. They would rather continue to pretend they have an ethical high ground
This is no different than a Trump voter having to come to terms with the fact that their vote for Trump is factually the reason why they cant afford rent, food, healthcare, lost their manufacturing job etc. Likewise, the Trump voter will rather pretend that they did not do that to themselves by voting for Trump, and maintain cognitive dissonance as if the two things are unrelated
“my power is god-given”
”surely he could stop this, then” (swings axe)
They technically are recording 24/7. The record function just snips particular parts of it to definitely be saved. The rest of it is accessible for some period of time to a higher authority. How long I dont know, but probably at least 2 weeks to a month. If someone makes a complaint within a reasonable time frame they can check footage whether or not the officer hit record
but why??
Conservatives went feral after a black dude became president. Its not rocket science…
“Look at me. I am the fire now”
Good social commentary is rarely labeled as “woke” by bigoted people, and often flies under the radar despite its inherent wokeness.
A great example of this is the show Justified, and its subsequent reboot Justified: City Primeval.
The original show was incredibly well written and featured plenty of “woke” social commentary surrounding policing, but no one took issue with the social commentary because it was well written. It was a show with complex characters navigating complicated situations, and not some simplistic “good guy cops vs bad guys” story.
On the other hand, the reboot was not nearly as well written or produced (in general, not just wrt the social commentary), but one thing that was especially bad about it was that the social commentary was shoehorned into it so blatantly. It was pretty clearly inserted to pander to a specific audience, and every line of social commentary was pretty much universally phrasings that took you out of the show and left you thinking that such dialogue would never happen in real life. Even if the overall point of the commentary itself was sensible, the actual writing was such garbage that it detracted from the experience of watching the show.
Good social commentary doesnt get labeled as woke because its not hitting people over the head to make a point. Next Generation is filled with that type of quality social commentary. I dont know about new trek, but id imagine people get upset at the “wokeness” because it features the same type of garbage social commentary shoehorning that has become prevalent in a lot of media. Quality writing that makes points on social commentary in a more subversive and plot-centered way has long since become an artifact of the past
Thiel links these religious themes to what he calls the exhaustion of the Enlightenment story of progress and the crisis of modern liberal democracy, arguing modernity’s faith in reason, institutions, and global cooperation is breaking down under the weight of geopolitical conflict and technological upheaval. He has suggested the stagnation of transformative innovation, rising bureaucracy, and a growing reliance on supranational bodies are signals that the modern era is ending and that a new, more openly theological politics is emerging in its place.
Within this framework, Thiel has repeatedly singled out Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as emblematic of what he calls “legionnaires of the Antichrist”—figures who seek to halt or tightly control scientific and technological development in the name of safety or planetary survival. In leaked recordings of a four‑part “Antichrist” lecture series, he described the modern Antichrist not as a reckless technologist, but as a “Luddite who wants to stop all science,” adding, “It’s someone like Greta,”
Lets say for the sake of argument his overall idea has merit, but hes way off in choosing Thunberg. Who do we know, what major political figure, has massively undermined society’s faith in reason, institutions, and global cooperation? What major political figure has rejected scientific advancement that would save the planet in favor of the archaic “drill baby drill” model of propping up destructive industries like coal, oil, etc.? What major political figure has argued that the United States should have unilateral control over the western hemisphere, and has time and time again reduced global cooperation via the UN, treaties, etc.?
I dont even think most of his argument is that far off base. I also think its plainly obvious that Donald Trump is the antichrist if there is one. His followers wear the mark of the beast on their foreheads (MAGA). He seemed to suffer mortal wounds, or came close, and yet miraculously survived (Covid. Or almost being shot in the face). He literally calls himself the “President of Peace” which is such a blatant ripoff of the “Prince of Peace” aka Jesus Christ. The antichrist is someone who will turn good people into bad people by convincing them that being on the side of evil is actually righteous. Look at the moral denigration of his followers who will never see the light.
There was a website that tracked all the ways he was similar to the biblical descriptions of the antichrist that is ten miles long. They stopped updating it years ago before he even reached a second term in office. Its only gotten more obvious in the interim. Trump is literally the antichrist
Their primary source of energy is the fearful screams of small children though, so really is it that different?
Americans wanna try, Americans wanna lie
Then people wonder why Americans wanna die
All I know is pain, all I feel is rain
How can I maintain with that shit on my brain?
I resort to violence, my people move in silence
Like you don’t know what our style is
Americans the wildest
My people is with it, you want it? Come and get it
Took it then we split it, you fuckin’ right we did it
Actually yeah it makes sense
I bet the conservatives will boycott NFL football after the Super Bowl all the way through late July. Thatll show em
Fuck Stan Kroenke
“This isn’t the department of baking cookies,” one source said. "This is the Department of Homeland Security, where you can be deported from the country. And we’re now employing people who are not equipped to tie their own shoelaces”
And giving them firearms…
You would expect more from a guy who’s uncle was an expert in doing the nuclear
It also gave us Pruitt-Igoe…
I think execution is a lot more important than the architectural style in the success or failure of projects in that era