Your cognitive empathy is firing on all cylinders in this article. The AI generated picture is a nice touch. Kind of scary how good it is getting though.
I think I agree with most of this, but when you say "the point of democracy is not that it always makes correct or wise decisions. Rather, its main strength is in that it gives us processes to ensure the peaceful transfer of power" I am brought up short by the fact that you have chosen to support the only presidential candidate in my lifetime (Nixon doesn't count, Bush or Gore don't count) who tried to subvert precisely that.
This essay is the apotheosis of the ‘Nietzschean Liberalism’ that R.H. is so enamored with; it is sourced from Joker-style energy ramped up to 11/10 that comes from looking straight into the abyss and bursting into laughter.
“The tragic myth [of democracy] rescues us from the surfeit of meaningless occurrences and deeds, whether of our own or of others, by throwing a veil of the sublime over them.” — The Birth of Tragedy
“One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.” — Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Like Churchill said, democracy is the worst form of government except for all else that’s been tried. And before the tight-asses go into the endless loop about “it’s a republic”, just ask yourself who wins the EC….yeah, the one with the majority.
The best thing about Tuesday is that it will finally be over. About flippin time. And hopefully in 4 years, both sides will have tacked to the middle and be less beholden to the hat-wearing wingnuts and the woke-soaked wingnuts.
I think it's likely the election results drag on, with one (perhaps 2!) swing state in a State of Perpetual Swing for several days due to xyz. We are lucky if it is decided Tuesday.
Wonderful piece, wonderfully written. Also worth noting; the wild and raucous parade of Americans described in your article is on full display in your comments. You managed to write something that captures the diversity of America so well that they echo what you said regardless of whether they hate or love it. Very meta. And yes, very entertaining.
"Having good elites is therefore more important than a public with rational political views. But to be allowed to rule, elites must humble themselves before the voter."
This is quite possibly the most interesting thing you've said in a while. Please consider doing a full article to expand upon that dichotomy.
Hanania is a good writer but is trolling here as usual. Very few really believe in this shitty and perpetually corrupt system delivering anything of value and most of us here realize elites are the problem not the solution. Our current ruling elites are our enemies and aren’t going to be ‘turned’ by gifted Dissident Rightists on substack who write well. Happily for our future prospects, elites are not monolithic but divided into factions. Some can be turned against others. This is why history is dynamic and not static. We can change things under the right conditions and leadership.
Trolling implies it is not his true belief. Hanania truly believes that elites are better than proles, and he's right. This "perpetually corrupt system" delivered the richest society in the history of the world.
Except ‘our elites’ aren’t better by all criteria considering what they’ve done to our country and civilization. Most of them belong in gulags to be frank. We need ‘elites’ who actually care about their own people and society other than as an economic zone that can enrich themselves further. Elites with duties and obligations in return for their exalted social status. We don’t get that under liberalism. What we get are venal lawyer-politicians and lifeless, soulless degenerate trash.
While I liked your article, i disagree completely with your phrase “ Be thankful that you live in a healthy, thriving democracy. No dictator could ever produce a spectacle this entertaining.” We aren’t healthy, individually or collectively. We aren’t thriving with a 10+ million illegal military age men immigrant army occupying our country. Even with massive, unsustainable government spending, an economy that’s pricing people out of the American dream. Every “expert” knows that every fiat currency-based debt-slavery economy in history has always blown up, creating unbelievable hardships and death. And nobody is doing a damn thing about it. Also, we aren’t a democracy but a fiat republic.
While dictators can put on pretty good propagandized performance art to fool the stiffs, they can only dream about the tyrannical powers the government has over us. They would also be amazed at how easy it is to fool our citizens into passivity but are as easily excited into endless wars, killing millions of innocent people around the world. We have become worse killers of innocents than almost any dictator that ever lived.
Other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs Lincoln?
Weird. The people I know are doing pretty well and having a good time. The evil military men mostly deliver my food and Amazon orders. Kinda sounds like you aren't doing so great, psychologically.
Facts are not dependent upon the psychological state of their presenter.
I am glad you and your friends are doing well with illegals taking jobs from Americans. How many of your friends live in a high crime, inner city, illegal immigrant-flooded ghettos with failed education and social systems where lots of girls are condemned to out of wedlock babies or to abortions and lots of men are condemned to drugs, poverty and jail? Let them eat cake.
FYI You have no idea how I'm doing psychologically. I would suggest you stick to talking about things you know something about. Of course, as my Mom always said, when they start calling you names, you know they’ve lost the argument.
Meh, ig this is better then rewatching Ghost-Busters 2 on Tuesday night. Though if the choice was between this and Megalopolis, the call would be harder.
Your cognitive empathy is firing on all cylinders in this article. The AI generated picture is a nice touch. Kind of scary how good it is getting though.
I think I agree with most of this, but when you say "the point of democracy is not that it always makes correct or wise decisions. Rather, its main strength is in that it gives us processes to ensure the peaceful transfer of power" I am brought up short by the fact that you have chosen to support the only presidential candidate in my lifetime (Nixon doesn't count, Bush or Gore don't count) who tried to subvert precisely that.
Yeah, this confuses me to no end. I keep expecting him to say he's changed his mind.
This essay is the apotheosis of the ‘Nietzschean Liberalism’ that R.H. is so enamored with; it is sourced from Joker-style energy ramped up to 11/10 that comes from looking straight into the abyss and bursting into laughter.
“The tragic myth [of democracy] rescues us from the surfeit of meaningless occurrences and deeds, whether of our own or of others, by throwing a veil of the sublime over them.” — The Birth of Tragedy
“One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.” — Thus Spoke Zarathustra
I would say it's in the vein of Mencken, who thoroughly mocked the democracy he lived in, and was also a Nietzchean. According to Eric Kaufmann, he was also a progenitor of woke ideology despite being part of the Old Right. https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2020/11/liberal-fundamentalism-a-sociology-of-wokeness/
Great storytelling.
Like Churchill said, democracy is the worst form of government except for all else that’s been tried. And before the tight-asses go into the endless loop about “it’s a republic”, just ask yourself who wins the EC….yeah, the one with the majority.
The best thing about Tuesday is that it will finally be over. About flippin time. And hopefully in 4 years, both sides will have tacked to the middle and be less beholden to the hat-wearing wingnuts and the woke-soaked wingnuts.
I think it's likely the election results drag on, with one (perhaps 2!) swing state in a State of Perpetual Swing for several days due to xyz. We are lucky if it is decided Tuesday.
Wonderful piece, wonderfully written. Also worth noting; the wild and raucous parade of Americans described in your article is on full display in your comments. You managed to write something that captures the diversity of America so well that they echo what you said regardless of whether they hate or love it. Very meta. And yes, very entertaining.
Like Richard, I am extremely excited for the season finale. Can’t wait to see what will happen
"Having good elites is therefore more important than a public with rational political views. But to be allowed to rule, elites must humble themselves before the voter."
This is quite possibly the most interesting thing you've said in a while. Please consider doing a full article to expand upon that dichotomy.
Hanania is a good writer but is trolling here as usual. Very few really believe in this shitty and perpetually corrupt system delivering anything of value and most of us here realize elites are the problem not the solution. Our current ruling elites are our enemies and aren’t going to be ‘turned’ by gifted Dissident Rightists on substack who write well. Happily for our future prospects, elites are not monolithic but divided into factions. Some can be turned against others. This is why history is dynamic and not static. We can change things under the right conditions and leadership.
Trolling implies it is not his true belief. Hanania truly believes that elites are better than proles, and he's right. This "perpetually corrupt system" delivered the richest society in the history of the world.
Except ‘our elites’ aren’t better by all criteria considering what they’ve done to our country and civilization. Most of them belong in gulags to be frank. We need ‘elites’ who actually care about their own people and society other than as an economic zone that can enrich themselves further. Elites with duties and obligations in return for their exalted social status. We don’t get that under liberalism. What we get are venal lawyer-politicians and lifeless, soulless degenerate trash.
While I liked your article, i disagree completely with your phrase “ Be thankful that you live in a healthy, thriving democracy. No dictator could ever produce a spectacle this entertaining.” We aren’t healthy, individually or collectively. We aren’t thriving with a 10+ million illegal military age men immigrant army occupying our country. Even with massive, unsustainable government spending, an economy that’s pricing people out of the American dream. Every “expert” knows that every fiat currency-based debt-slavery economy in history has always blown up, creating unbelievable hardships and death. And nobody is doing a damn thing about it. Also, we aren’t a democracy but a fiat republic.
While dictators can put on pretty good propagandized performance art to fool the stiffs, they can only dream about the tyrannical powers the government has over us. They would also be amazed at how easy it is to fool our citizens into passivity but are as easily excited into endless wars, killing millions of innocent people around the world. We have become worse killers of innocents than almost any dictator that ever lived.
Other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs Lincoln?
Weird. The people I know are doing pretty well and having a good time. The evil military men mostly deliver my food and Amazon orders. Kinda sounds like you aren't doing so great, psychologically.
Facts are not dependent upon the psychological state of their presenter.
I am glad you and your friends are doing well with illegals taking jobs from Americans. How many of your friends live in a high crime, inner city, illegal immigrant-flooded ghettos with failed education and social systems where lots of girls are condemned to out of wedlock babies or to abortions and lots of men are condemned to drugs, poverty and jail? Let them eat cake.
FYI You have no idea how I'm doing psychologically. I would suggest you stick to talking about things you know something about. Of course, as my Mom always said, when they start calling you names, you know they’ve lost the argument.
I’m not calling you names, I just looked at your posts. You genuinely seem like you would benefit from a breath of fresh air.
USA #1 baby
You've been killing it, now commission your twitter group chat of based undergrads to find some real art instead of faggy AI slop.
As I've read from "We The Black Sheep" substack recently, even the worst person in the world knows some things you don't.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Meh, ig this is better then rewatching Ghost-Busters 2 on Tuesday night. Though if the choice was between this and Megalopolis, the call would be harder.
Inspiring. Praying for the preservation of Our Democracy. 🙏🗽
"Our Democracy" = "Rule by media outlet"
Is this written by ChatGPT?