And here's something I've been pondering. I can understand people's concern over Russia using Facebook to influence our election. But how is Russian propaganda different from US Democratic or Republican or corporate or Think Thank propaganda? If we're concerned that Russia can use keenly targeted psychological manipulation of voters - what about advertising in general and the domestic forces that do the same? If I found out that our water supply in St. Louis were being poisoned by Russia, I'd be no happier to learn that, on the contrary, it was being poisoned by Disney.
Godot has finally arrived - but he's a multi-level marketing salesman and you can't get him to shut up.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Sunday, September 3, 2017
I Would If I Could
The admiration for the successful demagogue is admiration for the strongman from afar. "That's how I would live! I won't because I'm Christian - but I would if I could!" But, as Jesus tells us, what's inside the cup is what needs to be cleaned, because "I would if I could" becomes "I will when I can" - and so, for instance, with porn now being ubiquitous, guys simply use it. Christians could pretend to be sexually pure 50 years ago, but now that affirming the temptation has become effortless, we men in general find out what we're really made of. "I would if I could" becomes "I will when I can".
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