Sublime

Si l’hypothèse est juste, tout cela participe du même phénomène : les élites ont été si bien convaincues qu’il n’y aurait pas de vie future pour tout le monde qu’elles ont décidé de se débarrasser au plus vite de tous les fardeaux de la solidarité — c’est la dérégulation ; qu’il fallait construire une sorte de forteresse dorée pour les quelques

Civilization is under unprecedented existential threat. • The only way to stop this threat from being realized is via a complete reordering of society, which is admittedly impossible. • Since our political systems won’t allow us to undertake the massive changes that are necessary, we can at least effect incremental changes in the right direction. •

And I also thought, and think now, that this force absolutely deserves to be called evil, and that the recent decapitation of its most notorious demagogue and organizer is to be welcomed without reserve.

advocating regime changes implies also advocating slavery or some similar degradation of the country (since these have been typical outcomes).

as the attacks grow faster and more vicious, I wonder: is this what we’re here for? To cultivate a fear-based adherence to reductive common values?

When white vigilantes bombed and burned Black churches, it was said that “the communists” were doing it to gain sympathy for integration.