tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post3780132917036956940..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Picking through the ruinsmtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-19697584101086046742016-11-20T10:05:44.215-08:002016-11-20T10:05:44.215-08:00Right, Scott Alexander can't deconstruct the a...Right, Scott Alexander can't deconstruct the argument that Trump is a Hitler and a total game-changer because it CAN'T be deconstructed. It's a vibe, it's a feeling. It can't be falsified. Fact-based nerds don't get it.Dainhttp://dryhyphenolympics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-83856502429640870082016-11-17T16:37:57.636-08:002016-11-17T16:37:57.636-08:00You know, while I generally admire Scott Alexander...You know, while I generally admire Scott Alexander, I thought that post was a steaming pile of horseshit. To me, it sounds like a deliberate effort to not see the forest by focusing on a selected subset of trees. It՚s a typical aspie move to try to interpret Trump in a very narrow and literal way, but it is painfully stupid and inappropriate. From a political standpoint it does not matter, really, what Trump has said or what he believies (he seems to have no actual beliefs), but what he represents and what political forces he has enabled.<br /><br />And aside from that, the post omits (quite unforgivably, even given its narrow focus) Trump՚s most explicitly racist statements, like his attack on Judge Curiel or his activism against the Central Park 5 even after they were exonerated.<br /><br />mtravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-11572857197498219882016-11-17T11:27:32.790-08:002016-11-17T11:27:32.790-08:00This explains it better, or in more detail than I ...This explains it better, or in more detail than I could have bothered to, so:<br /><a href="https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/" rel="nofollow">https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-42277035813987388872016-11-10T15:49:06.167-08:002016-11-10T15:49:06.167-08:00As far as failing to take care of a huge part of o...As far as failing to take care of a huge part of our country, would that be the same part of the country that keeps sending obstructionist Republicans to Congress?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-49383391707192330132016-11-09T14:40:39.762-08:002016-11-09T14:40:39.762-08:00Have you seen this from Brian Eno? https://yanisva...Have you seen this from Brian Eno? https://yanisvaroufakis.eu/2016/11/09/trump-is-a-wake-up-call-i-am-glad-diem25-is-awake-brian-eno/<br /><br />Ben Anhalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306910288561883761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-27026140236123220312016-11-09T14:06:16.436-08:002016-11-09T14:06:16.436-08:00Thanks for commenting. Sorry if you are disappoint...Thanks for commenting. Sorry if you are disappointed; these particular posts don՚t purport to offer any original or even coherent content.<br /><br />It՚s true we don՚t know exactly what Trump will do, and almost surely he won՚t do half of the things he has promised to do, such as build a wall to keep Mexicans out. The stuff he will do is scary enough (eg – today he announced he is appointing a denialist to head the EPA). <br /><br />He՚s not Hitler 2.0, in that he doesn՚t seem bent on actual genocide, but he՚s most definitely has a fascist mindset and seems to be enabling all sorts of existing fascist elements in the populace.<br /><br />> Even worse, you have failed to take care of a huge part of your country, which is one of the main reasons Trump won! <br /><br />Well – if you are referring to the economically depressed areas of the country, you are right that they haven՚t been well taken care of. However, if you think a Trump administration will make life better for those left behind by the modern economy, you are frankly nuts or stupid. At least the Democrats made some efforts in that direction (eg Obamacare). <br /><br />mtravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-31545857948659316632016-11-09T13:18:17.226-08:002016-11-09T13:18:17.226-08:00Agree with anonymous above. You seem unhinged on t...Agree with anonymous above. You seem unhinged on this topic. As your nemeses like to say, politics is the mind killer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-82444521254109482182016-11-09T12:54:57.701-08:002016-11-09T12:54:57.701-08:00You've made some good posts in the past, but r...You've made some good posts in the past, but reading your rants about Trump is kinda disappointing.<br /><br />No, we do not actually know what Trump will do or what will happen under his presidency. It seems you've taken Trump's campaign words very literally, which is a basic mistake and shows a slightly autistic reasoning (or alternatively just being very young, but I know you're not that). And you seem to have drank some kool-aid from the Clinton campaign.<br /><br />What we do know is that Trump is a vulgar (yet somewhat charismatic) opportunist, who loves attention and doesn't really think too much about what he says.<br />But going from that to him being Hitler 2.0 requires some imagination and/or brainwashing.<br /><br /><br />>we have collectively failed to improve the world<br />Even worse, you have failed to take care of a huge part of your country, which is one of the main reasons Trump won! How about you do that instead of worrying about the world. <br />(And as someone from "the world", I'm glad you didn't elect that warmongering sociopath. The current conflicts/migrants/refugees in ME and Europe are at least in part her fault.)<br /><br /><br />Recommended watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-LJqPQEJ4<br /><br /><br />Oh and you should really read "The Righteous Mind" if you haven't (it's written by a liberal). It can save you from some frustrations when it comes to political matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com