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New comment by wdwecewc in "The Four Quadrants of Conformism"

wdwecewc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:43:44 +0000

I would argue a mob is just a sort of tumor clinging onto the back of a very legitimate protest movement. My point, which I maintain, is that people like Paul are using this as an excuse to dismiss the movement in its entirety by selecting the (real) problems created by the mob. You would not be allowing the mob to rule by satisfying the entire group's demands. This is a function of very ordinary protests that have gone on over the last forever.

And I don't think it's fair to compare racists, which are real, to witches, which are not.

New comment by wdwecewc in "The Four Quadrants of Conformism"

wdwecewc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:14:01 +0000

As someone who claims to be educated on history, it is important then to remind yourself of why this actually occurs. You can't make essays dismissing some angry mob as if they are a homogenous hivemind. They won't listen to you because they literally can't listen to you, they act independently and uncoordinated. You have to tackle issues which cause them to be aggressive towards racists to begin with. Police brutality, for example, is still a threat not yet addressed. yet in all of Paul's preaching about the mob I don't see him making an iota of effort to do something that would actually stop the mob: fixing their issues. Instead, the current plan seems to be to dismiss their outcries and trod steadily along down the path of least resistance in a world that was already collapsing with or without the anger.

New comment by wdwecewc in "The Four Quadrants of Conformism"

wdwecewc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:06:31 +0000

I would have to see the left gaining real political or financial power. Right now I am far more concerned about right wing fascism since that is gaining popularity in multiple countries.

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wdwecewc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:46:45 +0000

Looking at Paul's twitter it is clear he only really respects those who are as rich as him or present some viewpoint he agrees with. It almost makes me think that his writing on what type of person not to be is just projection.

New comment by wdwecewc in "Amazon met with startups about investing, then launched competing products"

wdwecewc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 06:34:28 +0000

Antitrust isn't about stealing business from your competitors, it is about colluding with them to rip off consumers by fixing prices.