My pet theory of Cryptonomicon: Stephenson explains the Anglo-American Whig view from the INSIDE.
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@SOBL1 …their view is one of whiggish progress from Scientific Rev onwards, shepherded by enlightened monks ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SOBL1 …who help defeat wayward, abberative regimes like those of Tojo and Hitler.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SOBL1 The key figure to understand this viewpoint in the book is Enoch Root.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@i_contemplate_@SOBL1 there's a lecture about Athene/Mars that's explicitly doing that, but I don't think that's the whole thing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SOBL1@i_contemplate_ there are many non-whig aspects though. The row in the restaurant where Randy walks out. Loeb id'd as 'evil'.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@anomalyuk Yes, no disagreements on that. However, the ‘long arc of history’ narrative is what I’m talking about.@SOBL11 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@anomalyuk Also, this is the old school view, pre-new-left. @SOBL1
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