Monthly Archives: November 2016

How Abnormal Journalists Normalise Abnormal Ideologues…

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

It has struck me there is, contrary to what I suggested in a previous post, an element of “normalisation” that goes on when mainstream journalists interview radical right wing figures. Journalists are abnormally sensitive to expressions of nationalism or traditionalism, … Continue reading →

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Winter…

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

I enjoyed a break from politics this weekend in the Beskid Mountains. This blog needs a break from it as well.

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On Normalisation…

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Progressives delude themselves into believing that the media have “normalised” nationalist politicians. Andrew Marr, for example, is being attacked for interviewing Marine Le Pen. It is in fact world events that have “normalised” such a politician: once abnormal problems have … Continue reading →

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After the Insurrection…

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Progressives, in my opinion, tend not to be charlatans. Yes, they earn social favour and self-esteem from expressing fashionable sentiments but by and large they truly, passionately think that black is white, water is dry and one add one equals … Continue reading →

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Hot Takes for People Who Take Their Takes Hot…

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

Much as I felt I would prefer Trump to Clinton, I also called him a boor, a cheat, a liar, an overgrown teenager and a man whose principles were as deeply rooted as tumbleweed, so I am not a cheerful … Continue reading →

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That Blasted Election…

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

Donald Trump is a boor, a cheat and an apparently pathological liar. He claims to represent ordinary Americans yet has bullied and conned them throughout his career. Vera Coking, for example, refused to sell her house to him when he … Continue reading →

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Conmunities…

Posted on November 5, 2016 by

A conmunity offers the illusion of fulfilling social relations, with “friendship” that is minimally interactional, “values” that serve largely to provide distinction and superficial ideas of “purpose” that dress materialistic or egotistical obsessions up in the language of transcendence. They are … Continue reading →

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