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The problem I see is that everything is politics, because politics is the air we breathe as a society. It's asking the question of how we live in community. I
by Frondo 10y ago
The problem I see is that everything is politics, because politics is the air we breathe as a society. It's asking the question of how we live in community.
I think what dang is after getting of is tribalism, where people show group membership with displays of insults, meme-dropping, etc.
Different things, but if any group can separate tribalism from politics, through thoughtful community-making, I'd say HN can.
- ada1981 10y agoThis is getting closer to the answer.
- icebraining 10y agohttp://www.goreading.net/Red%20Mars/24.html http://www.goreading.net/Red%20Mars/24.html
- lintiness 10y agogood lord. peter thiel's satan on earth for backing trump, not because he agrees with him, but because he views him as disruptive to a broken system. can't you see how "political" and unthoughful all that is?
- stevedonovan 10y agoVery useful distinction. One mark of tribalism is a set of knee-jerk responses and stock vocabulary. If people could at least check in their tribal phrases, we would have better conversations. For example: 'racists', 'crybullies', 'deplorables' and so forth. Although left-libertarian, I don't hold with all this 'no platforming' nonsense, for instance. Leave the words behind, and find less loaded terms in an attempt at recovering public discourse
- Chris2048 10y agoHere's the thing though, what is a reasonable alternative to 'SJW' - those that employ deplorable, emotive tactics in progressive topics, with the implication of self-aggrandizement. Maybe we need a solid vocab with established definitions.