Gordon, don't know if you read my comment below....here it is:
You mention Ezra Klein a bit. Back in late April he did a podcast with a trans activist about those issues.
By April, you had had the Dr. Hilary Cass report in the UK which slated Tavistock, largest gender clinic in world and part of UK's NHS, for major revamping and would quickly lead to puberty blockers in the NHS being given only under clinical trials; Finland, Sweden, Norway, were taking a more rigorous line on the topic; reporting by Reuters and the Economist laying out incovenient facts. And most of all, the huge fracas involving the New York Times and its trans issues reporting.
So, I was really curious what they would say. The answer: NADA, not a scintilla, RIEN de RIEN. Brave, NO?
You mention Ezra Klein a bit. Back in late April he did a podcast with a trans activist about those issues.
By April, you had had the Dr. Hilary Cass report in the UK which slated Tavistock, largest gender clinic in world and part of UK's NHS, for major revamping and would quickly lead to puberty blockers in the NHS being given only under clinical trials; Finland, Sweden, Norway, were taking a more rigorous line on the topic; reporting by Reuters and the Economist laying out incovenient facts. And most of all, the huge fracas involving the New York Times and its trans issues reporting.
So, I was really curious what they would say. The answer: NADA, not a scintilla, RIEN de RIEN. Brave, NO?
The most pleasurable thing your readers can do is actually request their local library stock the book. Imagine the look on your local demi-gendered, blm supporting librarian's face. Plus I saved $30.
I guess I don't understand the mass vaccine mandate comment. I think Richard is serious. If so, that's the second thing he doesn't understand. The other is how veganism is NOT an ethical choice. But the I love his independence.
I of course have not read the book yet because it hasn't come out yet. But I wonder why woke suddenly became so powerful around about the time of Obama and Trump. I suggest that it has a lot to do with the election of Obama and that led liberals and progressives to go nuts. Any resistance to Democrats was thus no longer about policy but about good vs evil, racist vs non-racist. Woke is a Protestant heresy as many academics like Prof.Jacob Mitchell and Prof. Paul Gottfried have pointed out, and after Obama it was turbo-charged. When Trump was elected, they were extremely shocked and I think that woke is a backlash against Trump. It is now common to frame all politics as a religious war. That was not the case in 1985 or 2005.
Your honesty about your ambitions and dreams - presented here as almost naked vulnerability, about your desire for the book to succeed and raise your profile within your movement, and in your articulation of the sort of semi-delusional hope we have for our work, including your quoting a conversation you had in your head with someone you admire and dream may be moved by you - is like nothing I've ever read.
You're amazing. Your lack of filter is of apiece with the approach you take to other topics important to you. A reason for your success so far is your almost brutal and alien devotion to honesty; it lets and allows you to research, analyze, and articulate positions on topics most pundits are afraid to touch (and certainly to address forthrightly as you do), and which many of us have in inchoate form and are appreciative to see presented and explored forthrightly.
Even in that arena though I shake my head in disbelief sometimes at the statements this approach leads you to publish. When applied to a topic like this one - of personal ambition and dreams for professional success, topics which arise from a different, but, among folks of my ilk at least, no less strong taboo establishing elaborate norms discouraging their forthright discussion and acknowledgment - your perspective and mode of discernment is basically outside my theory of mind, or beyond it to comprehend.
Of course I had to buy the dang thing to support you in response to that. Jeepers man, I hope you succeed and am happy to contribute, however, little, to your efforts and dreams.
I think it's a mistake to blame the body of civil rights laws from the 50s and 60s on wokeness for the following reasons:
1. Wokeness also exists in countries with no civil rights law like the US; a lot of American conservatives have americacentric explanations that seem to fit in their country but don't fit others
2. There's a substantial gap from the 50s and 60s and even more recent supreme court decisions, mostly it's a demographic upsurge; it fits better since almost all countries are going through demographic transitions where minorities used anti majoritarian arguments and demoralisation when out of power then back to monopolist anti relativist arguments when consolidating power
3. You can find "wokeness", such is nothing more than minoritarianism converting into majoritarianism in all societies, all ages and all animal life. In lion prides, if the head lion accumulates too much resources the lions below him will overthrow him and install another head lion, and infinitum. The same for bacteria, fungi, etc. It's about this infinite stuck transition but with nuanced dynamics.
I would like you to consider these things since changing the laws would obvious provoke a counter reaction in the system from leftists but well, you already published the book.
400 years ago you had puritans planting tobacco, using black soldiers against Spaniards, who also started using black soldiers to eliminate their white enemy. They sent identured whites to the islands. They also sent black slaves there. The priests defended blacks from being enslaved while they ran to the mountains. Whites were always ignored, like now. There were also Jews there.
Nothing changes, this is life. Bleakness
Unless you destroy all possibilities humans have to have power over another, no more contacts, nothing.
Will your next book be more Hanania-Ezra fanfic?
If we're doing that I want the slashfic with him and Inez. Wait, they're both married, conservatives don't do that.
As for the Ezra thing...If he's going to dominate anyone it should be Michelle Goldberg.
This is fuckin absurd. I bought the book.
You may need to do some more research on Ezra Klein’s ability for self-deception. Truly world class.
I've never forgiven him for the 'cold spike of fear' article.
Gordon, don't know if you read my comment below....here it is:
You mention Ezra Klein a bit. Back in late April he did a podcast with a trans activist about those issues.
By April, you had had the Dr. Hilary Cass report in the UK which slated Tavistock, largest gender clinic in world and part of UK's NHS, for major revamping and would quickly lead to puberty blockers in the NHS being given only under clinical trials; Finland, Sweden, Norway, were taking a more rigorous line on the topic; reporting by Reuters and the Economist laying out incovenient facts. And most of all, the huge fracas involving the New York Times and its trans issues reporting.
So, I was really curious what they would say. The answer: NADA, not a scintilla, RIEN de RIEN. Brave, NO?
Ideology > logic 100% of the time.
You had me at “please” you filthy whore
Mandatory vaccines?
Yeah, even as a vaccinated guy, I know that won't slide.
You mention Ezra Klein a bit. Back in late April he did a podcast with a trans activist about those issues.
By April, you had had the Dr. Hilary Cass report in the UK which slated Tavistock, largest gender clinic in world and part of UK's NHS, for major revamping and would quickly lead to puberty blockers in the NHS being given only under clinical trials; Finland, Sweden, Norway, were taking a more rigorous line on the topic; reporting by Reuters and the Economist laying out incovenient facts. And most of all, the huge fracas involving the New York Times and its trans issues reporting.
So, I was really curious what they would say. The answer: NADA, not a scintilla, RIEN de RIEN. Brave, NO?
I have been reading dreher for years.....
The most pleasurable thing your readers can do is actually request their local library stock the book. Imagine the look on your local demi-gendered, blm supporting librarian's face. Plus I saved $30.
Mandatory vaccinations is an excellent audience-troll
I'll order two - one for myself and one to put in a shitlib 'little library'. That way you also get the cachet of being a 'banned book'!
I guess I don't understand the mass vaccine mandate comment. I think Richard is serious. If so, that's the second thing he doesn't understand. The other is how veganism is NOT an ethical choice. But the I love his independence.
done.....pre-ordered the hardcover.
Sell it in EPUB and I'll buy. I have Kobo and it doesn't read Kindle files.
I of course have not read the book yet because it hasn't come out yet. But I wonder why woke suddenly became so powerful around about the time of Obama and Trump. I suggest that it has a lot to do with the election of Obama and that led liberals and progressives to go nuts. Any resistance to Democrats was thus no longer about policy but about good vs evil, racist vs non-racist. Woke is a Protestant heresy as many academics like Prof.Jacob Mitchell and Prof. Paul Gottfried have pointed out, and after Obama it was turbo-charged. When Trump was elected, they were extremely shocked and I think that woke is a backlash against Trump. It is now common to frame all politics as a religious war. That was not the case in 1985 or 2005.
Richard, you flirt with your audience better than most women. Seriously, it's impressive.
Your honesty about your ambitions and dreams - presented here as almost naked vulnerability, about your desire for the book to succeed and raise your profile within your movement, and in your articulation of the sort of semi-delusional hope we have for our work, including your quoting a conversation you had in your head with someone you admire and dream may be moved by you - is like nothing I've ever read.
You're amazing. Your lack of filter is of apiece with the approach you take to other topics important to you. A reason for your success so far is your almost brutal and alien devotion to honesty; it lets and allows you to research, analyze, and articulate positions on topics most pundits are afraid to touch (and certainly to address forthrightly as you do), and which many of us have in inchoate form and are appreciative to see presented and explored forthrightly.
Even in that arena though I shake my head in disbelief sometimes at the statements this approach leads you to publish. When applied to a topic like this one - of personal ambition and dreams for professional success, topics which arise from a different, but, among folks of my ilk at least, no less strong taboo establishing elaborate norms discouraging their forthright discussion and acknowledgment - your perspective and mode of discernment is basically outside my theory of mind, or beyond it to comprehend.
Of course I had to buy the dang thing to support you in response to that. Jeepers man, I hope you succeed and am happy to contribute, however, little, to your efforts and dreams.
I think it's a mistake to blame the body of civil rights laws from the 50s and 60s on wokeness for the following reasons:
1. Wokeness also exists in countries with no civil rights law like the US; a lot of American conservatives have americacentric explanations that seem to fit in their country but don't fit others
2. There's a substantial gap from the 50s and 60s and even more recent supreme court decisions, mostly it's a demographic upsurge; it fits better since almost all countries are going through demographic transitions where minorities used anti majoritarian arguments and demoralisation when out of power then back to monopolist anti relativist arguments when consolidating power
3. You can find "wokeness", such is nothing more than minoritarianism converting into majoritarianism in all societies, all ages and all animal life. In lion prides, if the head lion accumulates too much resources the lions below him will overthrow him and install another head lion, and infinitum. The same for bacteria, fungi, etc. It's about this infinite stuck transition but with nuanced dynamics.
I would like you to consider these things since changing the laws would obvious provoke a counter reaction in the system from leftists but well, you already published the book.
To further illustrate my point
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Island_colony
400 years ago you had puritans planting tobacco, using black soldiers against Spaniards, who also started using black soldiers to eliminate their white enemy. They sent identured whites to the islands. They also sent black slaves there. The priests defended blacks from being enslaved while they ran to the mountains. Whites were always ignored, like now. There were also Jews there.
Nothing changes, this is life. Bleakness
Unless you destroy all possibilities humans have to have power over another, no more contacts, nothing.