When I first read this I lacked a particular understanding, and the conclusions seemed repugnant. https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2011/07/right-wing-terrorism-as-folk-activism/ … However, Moldbug also seems to lack this understanding.
Breivik killed outgroup members. (I thought 'fellow-Swedes' would imply 'ingroup' because of lingering Nationalist infection.) This is not wrong, but it was ineffective. Thus stupid. Thus worthy of contempt and disgust. Breivik thus outgroups himself.
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Moldbug's right vs. left wing terrorism model is ill-considered. Do the substitution: "Responsible terrorism doesn't work; only irresponsible terrorism works." What? Huh? This is a non-variable. Breivik carried out cargo-cult terrorism. A Mutt/Jeff act, except there's no Jeff.
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If you want to argue that all Republicant action is cargo-cult politics, I'm right there with you.
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By contrast, we did indeed have a half-stable half-garage, with a half-horse half-BMW inside. It's just that it was while going in the other direction. Moldbug is very far from demonstrating that the situation is not isotropic.
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Though (it should not need be said) this does not imply no such demonstration exists.
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What right-wing “terrorism” looks like is selective assassination, i.e. killing the high priest who has deviated from natural law. Examples: German aristocratic officers plotting against Hitler, assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, assassination of Lincoln etc.
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