You had me at “Flaccid classes about oppressed lasses.” 12 paragraphs on, I’m a devoted subscriber/book buyer/dare I say acolyte? Where’ve you been all my life?
Nice. The infantilisation you mention seems to have been going on for an awful long time.
I resolved when I child in the buckle or the Bible Belt to ignore “sin” and with the same result as your “religious” statement. When bullied for being gay and “going to hell” as an eight-year-old I calmly said “I don’t believe supernatural beings, so I cannot sin.” It so nonplussed people that I was almost always left alone. “Young Sheldon” time.
The crux of the problem is belief in immaterial fictions - supernatural beings, souls, gender, race.
From there comes the amusing redefinition of systemic racism from the conventional nonsense into the systematic adoption of of policy and legal frameworks based on fictional attributes of populations which have no consistent rational basis of explanation or correlation in measurable reality.
"the systematic adoption of of policy and legal frameworks based on fictional attributes of populations which have no consistent rational basis of explanation or correlation in measurable reality."
Very frustrating because it is, as you say, not based on logic. And it's all being pushed by a group of people who don't appear to know where milk or pork chops come from, let alone electricity.
I agree that the infantilization is getting worse. It appears that we are becoming more tribal and hence, more willing to believe things that are not true.
You write "Seigniorage and the Cantillon effect are the real systemic oppressions gutting the middle and working class, but these words are hard to spell, require critical thought to understand and they don’t roll off the tongue at a cocktail party."
The example given in the cited Cantillon effect article were from the pandemic. But the gutting of the middle class has been going on for half a century. You have half an idea here, but appear to have no idea how it works. You point to high murder rates but don't make the connection between the monetary issue you note and these social dynamics, because, well they are obvious. And there is a hell of a lot of stuff you miss.
Yes woke is a religion, this was pointed out by John McWhorter in 2015 and he wasn't the first to do so. We are going through a Creedal Passion period and new religion formation is to be expected. No surprise there. You then assert that tens of thousands of people have had their lives ruined by cancel culture. I have not seen a single example of this in real life, only a handful of cases, about as many as I've seen Darwin Award winners. How is this a problem for normal people living normal lives?
On the internet it IS a phenomenon, but since it doesn't seem to be affecting my community or those of anyone I know, I can't get too worked up about it. And in 5-10 years the Creedal Passion period will burn out just as the last one did, which I lived through.
Well, yes. By definition. This is an article, not a book, and as I write it I am consciously aware of my reader's time. I am already composing a XXXL long article that will go into much greater detail on all things, including the Cantillon effect, but that article is not ready yet.
"You point to high murder rates but don't make the connection between the monetary issue you note and these social dynamics."
One of the things I wanted to say in this article but decided to cut out for brevity's sake is that I DON'T really understand the dynamics of why black men are killing each other at such a high rate or what can be done. But I'm 1000% sure that there are people out there who have been thinking about it for decades who probably have some really well-thought-out solutions we should try, but we're not going to listen to them unless we can talk openly about these problems as a society.
"How is this a problem for normal people living normal lives?"
I don't know anyone who has had their car stolen, so why is it a problem?
I could address your comment at length but maybe I will just write an article about it in the future. I'll just say that a threat of a thing happening can have widespread and massive impacts on a society, even if that thing is only exercised against a small number. The threat of prison keeps many people in line, even if they never go. It is the threat that holds power and only a small group need experience the effects firsthand.
You had me at “Flaccid classes about oppressed lasses.” 12 paragraphs on, I’m a devoted subscriber/book buyer/dare I say acolyte? Where’ve you been all my life?
Haha when that line came out on the page I liked it too.
I've been reading books and surfing, as any sensible person ought do 🤙
I agree that any time a white person tries to express a view on a inherently black culture problem, he’s shouted down and label a racist.
So here is Candace Owens with what she thinks is the biggest problem in Black America today:
https://youtube.com/shorts/pd4vBmwQ5L8?si=gEeOugemDUdTFRxS
Oh boy, that's a third rail right there.
Nice non-racist, non nazi article, I enjoyed it. I'm buying the book.
Thanks Greg. I hope you enjoy the book, I certainly did.
Use the word “niggardly” and you get fired, see, e.g., https://apnews.com/article/4d97adcd78ad93d17f12830a20e1cb18
Welcome to the Brave New World.
No trial, no jury, straight to the sentencing.
Nice. The infantilisation you mention seems to have been going on for an awful long time.
I resolved when I child in the buckle or the Bible Belt to ignore “sin” and with the same result as your “religious” statement. When bullied for being gay and “going to hell” as an eight-year-old I calmly said “I don’t believe supernatural beings, so I cannot sin.” It so nonplussed people that I was almost always left alone. “Young Sheldon” time.
The crux of the problem is belief in immaterial fictions - supernatural beings, souls, gender, race.
From there comes the amusing redefinition of systemic racism from the conventional nonsense into the systematic adoption of of policy and legal frameworks based on fictional attributes of populations which have no consistent rational basis of explanation or correlation in measurable reality.
"the systematic adoption of of policy and legal frameworks based on fictional attributes of populations which have no consistent rational basis of explanation or correlation in measurable reality."
Very frustrating because it is, as you say, not based on logic. And it's all being pushed by a group of people who don't appear to know where milk or pork chops come from, let alone electricity.
I agree that the infantilization is getting worse. It appears that we are becoming more tribal and hence, more willing to believe things that are not true.
You write "Seigniorage and the Cantillon effect are the real systemic oppressions gutting the middle and working class, but these words are hard to spell, require critical thought to understand and they don’t roll off the tongue at a cocktail party."
The example given in the cited Cantillon effect article were from the pandemic. But the gutting of the middle class has been going on for half a century. You have half an idea here, but appear to have no idea how it works. You point to high murder rates but don't make the connection between the monetary issue you note and these social dynamics, because, well they are obvious. And there is a hell of a lot of stuff you miss.
Yes woke is a religion, this was pointed out by John McWhorter in 2015 and he wasn't the first to do so. We are going through a Creedal Passion period and new religion formation is to be expected. No surprise there. You then assert that tens of thousands of people have had their lives ruined by cancel culture. I have not seen a single example of this in real life, only a handful of cases, about as many as I've seen Darwin Award winners. How is this a problem for normal people living normal lives?
On the internet it IS a phenomenon, but since it doesn't seem to be affecting my community or those of anyone I know, I can't get too worked up about it. And in 5-10 years the Creedal Passion period will burn out just as the last one did, which I lived through.
"And there is a hell of a lot of stuff you miss."
Well, yes. By definition. This is an article, not a book, and as I write it I am consciously aware of my reader's time. I am already composing a XXXL long article that will go into much greater detail on all things, including the Cantillon effect, but that article is not ready yet.
"You point to high murder rates but don't make the connection between the monetary issue you note and these social dynamics."
One of the things I wanted to say in this article but decided to cut out for brevity's sake is that I DON'T really understand the dynamics of why black men are killing each other at such a high rate or what can be done. But I'm 1000% sure that there are people out there who have been thinking about it for decades who probably have some really well-thought-out solutions we should try, but we're not going to listen to them unless we can talk openly about these problems as a society.
"How is this a problem for normal people living normal lives?"
I don't know anyone who has had their car stolen, so why is it a problem?
I could address your comment at length but maybe I will just write an article about it in the future. I'll just say that a threat of a thing happening can have widespread and massive impacts on a society, even if that thing is only exercised against a small number. The threat of prison keeps many people in line, even if they never go. It is the threat that holds power and only a small group need experience the effects firsthand.