What's new isn't the social division, or the contempt of the elites for the poors. The novelty is more in the massive levels of delusion. People have believed absurdities in the past, but have we ever had a situation where the entire social order was defined by mandatory belief in a constantly evolving set of obviously and observably ins…
What's new isn't the social division, or the contempt of the elites for the poors. The novelty is more in the massive levels of delusion. People have believed absurdities in the past, but have we ever had a situation where the entire social order was defined by mandatory belief in a constantly evolving set of obviously and observably insane deceptions, which is neither internally consistent nor consistent across time - indeed in contradiction with the mandatory beliefs of the previous week?
I think my favorite is the recent announcement that the government and the media have been colluding to lie, but that this is wise and noble because it hurts Russia somehow.
See, plebs? The constant deception is for your own good!
My recent favorite is the pivot from "Citizens United is bullshit, because corporations aren't people and shouldn't be allowed to participate in politics," to "Hell yeah, DeathSantis, Disney is kickin' your ass!" It's like the Huffington Post is the one dark force in human history that's actually nailed the problem of mass hypnosis.
What's new isn't the social division, or the contempt of the elites for the poors. The novelty is more in the massive levels of delusion. People have believed absurdities in the past, but have we ever had a situation where the entire social order was defined by mandatory belief in a constantly evolving set of obviously and observably insane deceptions, which is neither internally consistent nor consistent across time - indeed in contradiction with the mandatory beliefs of the previous week?
James Comey is a piece of shit who should be fir-- wait, Trump fired James Comey? HOW DARE HE JAMES COMEY IS A HERO.
It's the single thing that I find most fascinating about the current weirdness. I keep shouting BUT YOU JUST SAID at the computer screen.
I think my favorite is the recent announcement that the government and the media have been colluding to lie, but that this is wise and noble because it hurts Russia somehow.
See, plebs? The constant deception is for your own good!
My recent favorite is the pivot from "Citizens United is bullshit, because corporations aren't people and shouldn't be allowed to participate in politics," to "Hell yeah, DeathSantis, Disney is kickin' your ass!" It's like the Huffington Post is the one dark force in human history that's actually nailed the problem of mass hypnosis.
Agree 100%. Also, technology has enabled the spread of insanity more rapidly, whereas in the past it might have been confined locally.