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> the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group Trumpism has a very clear culture, using that definition. B
by cle 2y ago
> the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
Trumpism has a very clear culture, using that definition.
But it seems like you're not using that definition. Perhaps you're using the second one in Merriam-Webster?
> enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training
People self-identifying as this type of "cultured" is just another example of the smugness I'm complaining about. There's also not much to argue about here, there's no way to falsify such a claim, it's just self-annointed "enlightenment and excellence". Some folks on Bluesky define "enlightenment and excellence" in ways that align with their attributes, some folks on X/Twitter define it differently to align with theirs. And they're all smug about it.
- Zigurd 2y agoYou are being weirdly abstract and defining yourself as the victim of smugness, while not bringing any counter-examples, or even a theory of an alternate culture.
- jl6 2y agoThe only weird thing here is your “my enemies have no culture” theory, which could not be a more transparent case of bubble blindness.
- Zigurd 2y agoCounterexamples? Or, what am I blind to? You are trying to pick a fight about "bubble blindness" or something without any example of what I supposedly do not see. Yes, that is strangely abstract.