over the last few weeks a kind of annoyance has been crystalizing ... or, rather, my understanding of the set of people/actions that trigger it is crystalizing the other side is "the anti-civilizational". not people, but behaviors. Some very pro-C people have anti-C behaviors
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12/ so, kinda despairing [ even tho I shouldn't ; sorry God ] about the continuation of western civ, and blaming a fair bit of it on hedonism, and arguing, I guess, that quiet hypocrisy is better than loud total transparency. Would be ideal if we all acted pro-Civ all the time
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13/ but failing that, hedonism in the sheets and virtue in the streets would be second best. "Hypocrisy is the compliment that vice pays virtue".
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14/ Attacking hypocrisy was a way for post-Christians to get Christians to stop defending their ideals. Very clever. It worked.https://twitter.com/Saradin1337/status/1220789902612279297 …
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16/ In fact, "being your authentic self" is the polar opposite of civilization. Romans understood this, mocked the Greeks. Read The Illiad. Greeks idolized personal valor and, basically, egoism. Individual action, headless of consequences for others.https://twitter.com/Saradin1337/status/1220790468361048065 …
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17/ I don't want to say "Let 'Shut the !@# up and do your duty.' be the whole of the law", but ... it should be a decent sized chunk of the law.
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