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Imagine I wrote an essay on Christianity and based it entirely on the behavior of evangelicals in the South who attend megachurchies (a very vocal minority). Su
by thruway516 2y ago
Imagine I wrote an essay on Christianity and based it entirely on the behavior of evangelicals in the South who attend megachurchies (a very vocal minority). Surely you'd expect other Christians (all around the world) who equally claim true usage to object.
- bpt3 2y agoI think the similarities to a religion are a strong indication that there's a serious issue
- kevingadd 2y ago"Anti-woke" itself has become something of a religion itself with no real core principles or guiding ruleset. In opposition to something that is poorly defined
- thruway516 2y agoI only used religion as an example, not to set up a false dichotomy. It could be anything people care about - 'love', 'patriotism', 'fairness', 'rule of law' ...
- bpt3 2y agoOne of those is not like the others...
- thruway516 2y ago'success','democracy', 'capitalism', 'free market' what is the correct interpretation of the constitution, who is the GOAT of [insert pursuit] and what qualities do they have to have, 'democracy', 'socialism' ...shall I go on?
- eadmund 2y ago> Imagine I wrote an essay on Christianity and based it entirely on the behavior of evangelicals in the South who attend megachurchies (a very vocal minority). I’d expect you to be published in the New York Times, the Washington Post. If you wrote it a bit longer, the Atlantic. If you wrote it poorly and irrationally, Slate.
- finnthehuman 2y agoTIL all essays ever written are published in one of 4 outlets.