generally, revealing ignorance is seen as weakness to be mocked / punished, while bluffing is seen as confidence to be admired / rewarded, the consequences of which are worsened in our hypercompetitive and atomized society. apathy / learned helplessness is a predictable response to this

Me, an intellectual: the frog was wise, drowning will surely teach the scorpion not to sting in the future

Unfortunate that this is how I learned of his death. War Game and Punishment Park are amongst my favorite movies - iirc I referenced the latter in a post earlier this year. Thank you for linking a source for La Commune, which I have yet to see

insignificant power corrupts insignificantly

can't properly develop the proper grindset if you have any distractions of the old life, like medications or paperwork

wow. going deathist on main

another win! evil person dies peacefully of old age

Not sure what that is either, but most obvious counter example would be Moral Majority, where conservatives made electoral gains by appealing to a group that previously refused to participate in politics, and whose concerns have dominated since, but I *am* sure that doesn't count for reasons.

no, in omar's case it was just a complete lie, not even a "misunderstanding" to ground it

*revolutionary expropriate

maybe people don't want to elect a "flawed, complicated, and sometimes contradictory human being whose political views don't always fit neatly into a box" to be Senator. they find it concerning that they might think they're electing a progressive only to get a fetterman or sinema

the lion cares not for those who criticize his majestic mane

heh. you find this surprising? I wish I could. I am completely inured to novelty and whimsy.

here you go

if it makes you feel better - it helped ground me - every single law I looked up banning nazi symbols, if they mentioned individual symbols, would explicitly mention the SS totenkopf. It's not obscure or crypto. Heck, look at the top of this wikipedia page

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bans_on...

a guy who apparently makes it a big part of his identity that he was a marine and enjoyed combat