StickySweater posted:

This question of "why is reality being shunned in favor of symbols" has been appearing again and again lately. Fortunately, I think I have an answer. It's a bit involved but the short version is that a society in transition, is a society without identity, what anthropologists call "Liminality." As a result, everyone is hosed up and crazy.



This helps to provide some explanation (but is not limited) to the following:

• Sudden emotional outbursts
  
• Mass shootings and violence in general ("Violence is always a quest for identity. The less identity the more violence." - Marshal McLuhan)
  
• Obsession with symbols (eg. Confederate Flag)
  
• Preoccupation with rules over nebulous concepts like justice (See 'Zero Tolerance' abuses)
  
• A desire to "define" oneself (eg. conservative, American, Christian, transgender, etc.)
  
• Self-directed violence in the form of local rioting (possibly, still thinking on this one, though if anyone else has a thought, I'm all for hearing it.)
  

McDowell posted:

#feelthebern of history

When will they ever learn?

you're on television, dummy.

Sixty million

people watch you


'You should have the outburst of violence, and you should direct it at yourself. But in a very specific way - at what in yourself chains you to the ruling ideology' - Zizek

spacetoaster posted:

Well, when you have groups like EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) and prominent gay leaders like Peter Tatchell campaigning to lower age of consent laws because currently underage sex “is mostly consenting, safe and fun” (their words) you will get people who push back against them.

I just think it's too bad that any opposition to any "gay issue" is immediately labeled as hate and dismissed.

Here's that outspoken gay rights leader and spokesman:

Detroit_Dogg posted:

makes u think

Volcott posted:

When white people move away it's demonized as white flight. When white people move back it's demonized as gentrification.

spacetoaster posted:

Yeah because walking around with your underwear and/or butt crack showing is part of an honorable and aged racial culture you guys. Non-blacks just don't get it.

Wheeee posted:

ymgve posted:

Why were they doing forensic work like that? Seems pretty time consuming, and it's not like they were lacking other evidence or eye witness accounts.

Honj Steak posted:

Adidas has now officially replaced hammer and sickle as the symbol of communist revolution.

McGlockenshire posted:

The school said "when picking Halloween costumes. think about what's offensive and avoid it." The professor said "don't let other people tell you what's offensive, we're all adults here, use your brains." The students said "my feelings determine what is offensive, shut up." And then things got even more stupid. The letter from the professor is actually really well written, but the only copy I have lives on reddit, and that's a horrible thing.

Speaking of horrible things in horrible places on the internet,

spacetoaster posted:

Guavanaut posted:

spacetoaster posted:

Dildo-senders are preaching about sexual immorality? lol, just lol.

A Handed Missus posted:

Brannock posted:

Guavanaut posted:

I think the point was to make fun of both of them in different ways. If you're looking for that kind of positioning, you might want this turd.

Gropiemon posted:

Some young xtians overcome with side hugging or some poo poo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yEX0iTECE

Grand Prize Winner posted:

spacetoaster doesn't actually support anything, hth

Volcott posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feY5KhdXsUQ&t=17s

spacetoaster posted:

ISIS, they're a terrorist group that is doing bad stuff to lots of people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant

Kopijeger posted:

And that's a pretty ridiculous assumption about the Space Shuttle.

The Puppet Master posted:

HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

Bonapartisan posted:

This is what I see. I think it's the eyes.

The Dark One posted:

UnfortunateSexFart posted:

Too bad it never happened