How Free Speech Dies Online And, on the same note, is it so dangerous to let Richard Spencer shitpost on Twitter that stopping him is worth giving up on the idea of social media being a forum for the free exchange of opinion? His arguments do not seem to be gaining much traction. The 2016… Continue reading The Debate Over Free Speech Online
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The ’90s and now, part 9
It’s not just math and science topics, but also matters of social and societal consequence that are being revivified thanks to the internet. For example, in 1995, the New York Times and The Washington Post acquiesced to Theodore Kaczynski’s demands to publish his infamous manifesto, Industrial Society and Its Future, which lead to his capture… Continue reading The ’90s and now, part 9
The Blackpill Files, Part 3
Parts one and two Related to this is a deep naïveté on the part of the blackpillers about how the political game is played and what needs to be said and done in order to get even the third or so of his agenda that a President can get through enacted. This may seem odd… Continue reading The Blackpill Files, Part 3
Twilight of the Alt-Right
From Taki Twilight of the God Emperor, by David Cole. Notice how no one talks about the “alt-right” anymore. Wasn’t it only two years ago that everyone, friend and foe alike, was speaking of this new “force” on the right? Well, that tiger turned out to be more paper-thin than an elderly Jap’s origami sculpture.… Continue reading Twilight of the Alt-Right
Sanctions on Iran
Trump issues “hard-hitting” Iran sanctions The evidence suggests the Trump administration casting the widest net in terms of foreign policy policing and influence ever, even more so than George W. Bush or Teddy Roosevelt. So many countries are caught in the web now: Mexico, Turkey, Venezuela, China, Syria, Iran, Russia, etc…all within 2 years. Either… Continue reading Sanctions on Iran
Don’t forgive them their student loan debts
For some reason, many on the right such as Vox Day, Mike Cenoivch, and others are embracing student loan forgiveness. Tax university endowments 50%. Use this money to pay off student loans. Make those who scammed teenagers – the colleges and universities – take personal responsibility for what they've done. — Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June… Continue reading Don’t forgive them their student loan debts
The evolution of the online ideological and political landscape
When did the left begin to fall out of favor online? The OWS movement and the reelection of Obama marked the apex of online liberalism, and then starting around 2013 or so, the culmination of several events saw the online-left splinter and lose influence and appeal: the failure of OWS to change anything, a growing… Continue reading The evolution of the online ideological and political landscape
Fail
Neoclowns are insanely stupid Yeah if only there was someone in charge, such as,say, a president, who could have appointed someone else. Trump affirms that the very person he appointed is what everyone thinks he his. That is really showing them neoclowns who is the boss now. Trump’s statement is a positive rather than normative… Continue reading Fail
S&P 500 makes new highs despite tariff concerns
Already, all of the tariff-related losses have been recovered, and the S&P 500 is at new highs: Had anyone heeded the useless, hype-driven financial media to sell their stocks due to tariff fears, they would have sold at the bottom a month ago, or sold at the bottom in early 2018, etc. As said before,… Continue reading S&P 500 makes new highs despite tariff concerns
The Blackpill Files, Part 2
Part 1 The complaints people have are as follow: Empty threats and promises on Twitter that he never follows through on, such as ‘Amazon costing the USPS money’, social media censorship, drug prices, or having ‘someone look into something’, which leads to nowhere, such as: How much does Pompeo actually care? Not much. Caving-in and… Continue reading The Blackpill Files, Part 2