tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post8436474197025587027..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: what's exciting about this electionKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-7406824439047838282016-10-12T13:05:07.379+09:002016-10-12T13:05:07.379+09:00John,
I sympathize. At a guess, the intense inter...John,<br /><br />I sympathize. At a guess, the intense interest in this election has people buzzing more than usual. Donald Trump has upset a lot of carts this year, and he keeps defying expectations. Much political wisdom is being rewritten as I type this, and that's probably what's most upsetting for people: like being in an earthquake, it sucks when you can no longer trust the formerly solid ground. Conventional wisdom and conventional metrics for predicting outcomes are failing everywhere. What seemed firm and reliable no longer is.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-23498208806069529122016-10-12T11:06:19.015+09:002016-10-12T11:06:19.015+09:00Ex-wife #3 was ranting on FB about how awful Trump...Ex-wife #3 was ranting on FB about how awful Trump was for the things he said years ago. One commenter pointed out that Hillary had trashed the reputations of the women Bill had abused. The ex responded:<br /><br />"They deserved it".<br /><br />I noted that was far, far worse than anything Trump said about women. But the larger point here is that nothing is ever going to change the mind of someone who thinks that way. Which is why I have almost entirely disengaged from political discussions. There is just no point.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-40540951252033441882016-10-11T14:35:56.217+09:002016-10-11T14:35:56.217+09:00The nuclear option is about to be deployed:
https...The nuclear option is about to be deployed:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/785573385308962818<br /><br />This is going to be freaking awesome.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-19713607480170580532016-10-10T21:16:36.493+09:002016-10-10T21:16:36.493+09:00For all the beta boys and cat ladies in the house....<a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuYBkKEUkAQIKCX.jpg" rel="nofollow">For all the beta boys and cat ladies in the house.</a>King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-19530393976835049792016-10-10T18:17:24.996+09:002016-10-10T18:17:24.996+09:00"Supposedly, the people from both sides of th...<i>"Supposedly, the people from both sides of the aisle are looking at the same video, audio, and transcript evidence, yet they come away interpreting that evidence in such wildly different ways that a detached observer can't help but conclude that either (1) some extremely strong reality-distortion filters are in place, or (2) one side has an accurate grasp of reality while the other is utterly—as Lovett puts it—delusional."</i><br /><br />The clash of worldviews can be summed up <a href="http://65.media.tumblr.com/3dd551e97bb3d757d537d2ee12019f48/tumblr_nggfznE5b51tmlklao1_1280.jpg" rel="nofollow">thusly</a>.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-43536582331074591352016-10-10T18:02:36.366+09:002016-10-10T18:02:36.366+09:00The magick memeing of the second debate has alread...The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj78yWOiKkw" rel="nofollow">magick memeing</a> of the second debate has already commenced.<br /><br />I expect that moment to pick up at least a few million more African-American voters alone. As I have argued before, Trump understands online virality on a far deeper level than his out-of-date opponent, and rough meme magick beats out slick corporate propaganda every time. <br /><br />When I told a Korean female friend in her forties that Trump promised during the debate to put Krooked Killary in jail if elected, she literally threw her head back in loud laughter. And she's a liberal, to boot. That's meme magick in action, and the French have a word to explain its appeal: <i>jouissance</i>. Does propaganda generate the same buzzy feeling? Don't think so!<br /><br />This will be the diss heard 'round the world, of that I am certain.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com