There are other dubious ways of thinking which also have great cultural support: religion, far-right nationalism & more.
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They all appeal to our tendencies to wishful thinking, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, need for purpose & moral righteousness.
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but intelligentsia uses it to push cultural&institutional change at a more acceptable rate in the West than religion/nationalism
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SocJus is powerful, yes. But its also sincere. And it has no real plan. Very reactionary. Shut things down. Destroy systems.1/2
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People have been messaging me to suggest a manipulative plot where pomo intellectuals brainwash ppl to further an agenda.
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how literally? arguably impressionable young minds are "brainwashed" if socjus is all they're sincerely spoonfed.
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I agree that its incredibly influential. I have argued as much.
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well, u could argue that some use pomo nefariously because of its anti-system and destabilizing purposes
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But they think that's a good thing & say so openly.
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notice how activists are encouraged to take positions without being told how their position a stem from denying rationality
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Oh for goodness sake. Same with all ideologies. Rationality does not come easily to us
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that's true. But pomo both overtly and subversively undermine it. Failed attempts at understanding =/= undermining understanding
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Yes, like religion it is anti-reason & that appeals to a lot of people
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When I first read the grainy screenshot of your Facebook post, it looked like ‘porno’. It did not really make sense.

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Several men have told me they initially read 'pomo' as 'porno'. I could get all Freudian about this.
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Isn't that a pretty normal day on Twitter for you?
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@Black_Kettle It's intensifying. Deluged by it -
I guess it means you're causing a stir. A compliment in a way
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Have they been bringing up "Cultural Marxism" and the Frankfurt School again?
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This is happening right now.
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Le sigh. Good luck
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