I will give myself credit that one thing I got right was, many years ago, I predicted that American progressivism would pivot from justifying its positions based on “tolerance” (and notice how much less often you hear that word now), and pivot to justifying its positions based on “the science says”. Something like that had to happen, because the sort of tolerance-based-in-relativism many were trying to live within at the time is unsustainable. Under relativism, my objection to your claim is just as valid as your claim, which makes it difficult for you to “win”, and they definitely want to win.
I hope you're right that gender theory is waning, but key cultural institutions are still pushing these absurdities...hard.
Science cuts both way. My fear is that so-called progressives will use it to argue that the age of consent should be lowered to the onset of puberty. The sexualization of kids has been going on with a frenzy lately and I can see them argue that a child should be able to partake in the full joys of sex once puberty begins. I put absolutely nothing past these people.
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Facetiousness is a good weapon here, not to mention material for a fortress in those happy places where everyone is in on the joke.
Last time someone asked me where my mask was, I simply laughed with incredulity, and they hindered me no further. That's how it looks in retreat - those who are dupes of the moment wither inside to be thought of as dupes of YESTERDAY'S moment - but if anyone ever accuses me of treachery for not wanting to give Ukraine the treatment we gave every other country we've put soldiers into since 1975, I intend to assure them that no, I'm still on wanting them to die of covid.
I hope you're right that gender theory is waning, but key cultural institutions are still pushing these absurdities...hard.
Science cuts both way. My fear is that so-called progressives will use it to argue that the age of consent should be lowered to the onset of puberty. The sexualization of kids has been going on with a frenzy lately and I can see them argue that a child should be able to partake in the full joys of sex once puberty begins. I put absolutely nothing past these people.
Facetiousness is a good weapon here, not to mention material for a fortress in those happy places where everyone is in on the joke.
Last time someone asked me where my mask was, I simply laughed with incredulity, and they hindered me no further. That's how it looks in retreat - those who are dupes of the moment wither inside to be thought of as dupes of YESTERDAY'S moment - but if anyone ever accuses me of treachery for not wanting to give Ukraine the treatment we gave every other country we've put soldiers into since 1975, I intend to assure them that no, I'm still on wanting them to die of covid.
What would be the pathologies of a society consisting only of truth-centric people? Paralysis? Self-righteousness?