ok thing i Noticed something while i was cleaning the bathroom (good time to think about things) it seems to me that there used to be an aggressive anti-conformity streak associated with the left. yes it was often lip service and "I want to be different. just like everyone else"
-
-
in this period in time you could have a cartoon show character whose personality was being an antisocial snot hero. i offer up Sonic the Hedgehog and nintendos original conception of Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfXxkHrIBM …
Show this thread -
one story that you could tell is that once the left gained cultural ascendency it was actually quite inimical to its interests to promote individualism compare the Strange New Respect the cultural right gets for individualist arguments whenever theyre gonna lose on somethingpic.twitter.com/UwcMWBwqTf
Show this thread -
another one is that its some kind of generational cycle boomers rebelled in individualist language against the stifling conformity of the 50s when everyone watched the same three tv stations
Show this thread -
but then atomization continued apace and soon there was no Establishment left to rebel against. we can all swear now and look at porn. Oh No perhaps The Establishment, Long Divided, Must Unite
Show this thread -
anyway i dont pretend to have a clear explanation for this but as someone who grew up when the left did at least superficially argue from an individualist perspective i feel personally betrayed and i resent everyone who has contributed to this
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
It took the Roman empire 80ish years from the edict of Milan declaring freedom of religion to Theodosius "the great" burning pagans in stadiums, so yeah.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.