False Middles

False Middles

Before I tackle part 2 of my thoughts on why this social justice signaling matters - likely after the weekend - I note our scribe is congratulating himself [https://scifiscribe.com/2018/09/06/if-both-sides-are-mad-youre-doing-something-right/] by declaring that "If Both Sides Are Mad, You’re Doing Something Right." Yeah. Cringey use of memes aside - read the post and he's trying to act as if he's staking out a position of "truth" and that neither other side has it. OK. If I open fire on anot…

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Why the SJW Stuff Matters - An Intro, and ComicsGate

Why the SJW Stuff Matters - An Intro, and ComicsGate

A comment on my battletech review over at discord a while back asked why I made a fuss at all about the SJW stuff in it? If it made someone happier to see odd genders included, or a "diverse" command staff (that was hispanic, oriental, etc., no white men, or even whites), what does it hurt? Similarly, over the latest Comicsgate kerfluffle, a regular blogger over at Superversive wrote On Nike and Vox Day And Why You Shouldn’t Care About Either [https://scifiscribe.com/2018/09/04/on-nike-and-vox-…

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Homeschool or Die, Lifeboat Edition

Homeschool or Die, Lifeboat Edition

Over at the Unz Report, Steve Sailer presents a nice bit on an excercise in SJW-correct moral relativism [http://www.unz.com/isteve/whom-to-leave-behind/] which backfired: > Whom to Leave Behind? Instructions: The twelve persons listed below have been selected as passengers on a space ship for a flight to another planet because tomorrow the planet Earth is doomed for destruction. Due to changes in space limitations, it has now been determined that only eight persons may go. … Your task is to…

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