The Didact recently brought up yet another recent case of “flash mob” violence [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2016/10/guess-ethnicity.html] where the article is strangely…. quiet… about describing the perpetrators. Short version, 50 or so “youths” were arrested , with hundreds running around in groups from 20 to 50, ganging up on and beating up people in northern Philadelphia over the course of an evening. Just from the headline alone one would guess, based on who actually does these kind of…
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I stole this title, from the irascible and blunt, but well read Tom Kratman, (if you have not yet read the freely available A State of Disobedience, do so. It’s not his best book, but still), and his column over at everyjoe [http://www.everyjoe.com/2016/10/24/politics/hillary-victory-means-death-of-republic/] . The short version? > an election that doesn’t see in office very soon a man or woman dedicated to obliterating the tyrannical administrative and bureaucratic state means the death of th…
Scott Adams recently covers his [ongoing shadowban](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/152204980091/twitter-and-periscope-shadowban-update), the symptoms of which match those of other shadowbans: results easily visible on a users timeline not showing up in the regular “algorithm” timeline, or more significantly, in search results. He also covers how his Periscope numbers, “coincidentally” drop to zero (though he still is interacting with viewers who can still see his stream) when he starts discussing…
Scott writes an article on the current framing of both Hillary and Trump [http://blog.dilbert.com/post/152115888936/the-crook-versus-the-monster]. All good points, but what I find interesting, much like his rhetorical shiv earlier this year of “endorsing Hillary for his personal safety” is the following: > The biggest illusion this election is that we think the people on the other side can’t see the warts on their own candidate. But I think they do. Clinton supporters know she is crooked, but I…
One would think that, after years of having shows like “Glee” rammed down our throats, that the left, and the entire LGBTXYBBQ community, are all concerned about allowing people to define themselves, even in the face of defying traditional norms. Of course, it’s been noted in the past that if you don’t match those definitions that they set for what a “minority” should be, you’re not a “real” [whatever]. Sarah Palin is not a real woman, and so forth. So once again, we see this play out. It’s n…