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Consider this: The drive in

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:23:53 +0000

Consider this: The drive in humans to embrace moral narratives and zealously realize them in the world is so strong that right now there's a host of people disappointed that a nasty, hateful crime *didn't* happen, thus thwarting a production of their mental morality play.
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) February 18, 2019

Related message from the

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:08:40 +0000

In reply to When I was thrilling

Related message from the elite tribe of paperback book buyers I just noticed.

The initial tweet here is unrelated, it's the author of a book crowing that it has just risen to #3 on the NYTimes bestseller list in its first week (and rightly so, as she appears to be one of the victims of the still nearly medieval voodoo that is called "modern" psychiatry, exposing the same.)

But from looking at her snapshot of the newly published list for Feb. 24 print New York Times, I noticed that # 2 on the list is

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Beacon Press) Historical and cultural analysis on what causes defensive moves by white people and how this inhibits cross-racial dialogue.

and that this paperback has been on their best seller list for 31 weeks now.

I was just reminded how self

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:49:42 +0000

In reply to When I was thrilling

I was just reminded here how self-deprecation of tribe can be a wonderfully effective political tool in the face of prejudice:

To the man who keeps tweeting @ me that being Jewish “doesn’t make me special,” actually it does.

It’s blessed me with the following super powers:

Crippling anxiety
Severe panic disorder
Tsuris
Shpilkes
Iffy sinuses
Inability to digest dairy
Still writing 5779 on my checks
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) February 12, 2019

Not to mention, seasonal allergies, tension headaches, lower lumbar pain, acid reflux, tennis elbow, sticker shock, poor portion control, stress eating, low self-esteem, low blood sugar, melancholy, Instagram envy, mild migraines and a life-long aversion to paying full retail.
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) February 13, 2019

Sorry. I had to block this other guy who mistook this wildly self-loathing and self-deprecating tweet as continued proof of Jews claiming superiority. Not sure which Jew he was talking to?! But he was sick of all us and our....confidence??
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) February 13, 2019

Hannity and Fox viewers think

NCD — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:26:49 +0000

In reply to Off topic: oh look, NCD,

Hannity and Fox viewers think Hitler was a lefty liberal, and FDR and Democrats are lefty Nazis like Hitler.

Some cognitive dissonance is obviously necessary to believe that, for clear historical reasons, and the short documentary strains that "doublethink" trick even more. Ergo: not Fox appropriate!!

Thanks for the link.

Off topic: oh look, NCD,

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:57:17 +0000

In reply to From the Holocaust to Israel,

Off topic: oh look, NCD, wouldn't want you to miss this little tip that Fox News has such very specific demographic info. about the tastes of Hannity's watchers.

Decades ago when I first

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:50:35 +0000

In reply to From the Holocaust to Israel,

Decades ago when I first discovered the alliance between right wing Christian rapturists and Israel, I got the ironic kick and all and loved to inform all and sundry about the hypocrisy, et. al. But that has grown tiresome for me, as I feel as those who don't know that by now are going to be forever clueless. Not to mention the rapturists are dying out, not growing, and right wing Christians attitudes towards Israel becoming more mish moshey.

Instead I am starting to look at this example more big picture, a picture that happens to be related to the topic of this thread. Whether you think the result is good or bad, look at how Israel continues to survive: by not being that ideologically picky about their allies. Allies only have to agree on a few very important things. Only a very few select litmus tests, the rest doesn't matter as long as they "win" with that help not big on moral judgments.. As long as you don't want to wipe them off the earth at the moment, you are a potential ally. It is an approach that continues to be very interesting as a political technique in general.

yes, I too saw that it was

artappraiser — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:39:43 +0000

In reply to Have you seen the responses

yes, I too saw that it was generally agreed that they royally screwed up that one. Kinda a slap in the face of honoree Diana Ross, to be sure

All said and done, though, while our pop culture is not always rocket scientist level, it's been pretty damn successful changing the world culture since the end of WWII, or even before. Comes to mind it's been so successful some conspiracists like to blame certain small tribes in "Hollywood" with plots for world domination, famous congressmen try to purge it of "commies", dictators and totalitarians of all kinds try to ban and/or censor it, etc.

We will see who gets selected

rmrd0000 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:48:11 +0000

In reply to Companies with a lot of debt

We will see who gets selected

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/democrats-2020-healer-fighter.html

Companies with a lot of debt

Flavius — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:30:12 +0000

In reply to Díaz Sr. obviously has no

Companies with a lot of debt have a lot of banks and typically at least once a year you invite them all

to a dog and pony show. Food&drink plus Q&A with the CEO.Maybe 40/50 guests.It makes sense.

Every get's news amd get's the same news.

As opposed to 2008's sub prime fiasco.

A company for whom I worked had a talented Asst Treasurer: Ken. Harvard and the Business School.Had written a text book which seemed to sell. He'd be part of these events hosting a table of 8 to 10.

A friend remarked "when I hear a voice saying "Where you are completely wrong......." I knew Ken was attending.".

We don't want someone who's too quick at telling people where they are completely wrong.

Have you seen the responses

rmrd0000 — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:06:30 +0000

In reply to And that is also why

Have you seen the responses to the Motown tribute at this year’s Grammy’s?

I didn’t watch the broadcast but read articles on the reaction.