Where Was I Going With That?

What is this Strange Place?

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This is going to be a four-linker.

I lied, added that last one after all the others.

There are times[1] that I really have nothing to say about the things that I post. It’s sometimes that I think the piece speaks for itself and/or it aligns with my own views so well that anything I would say would be redundant. In other instances, the lack of a satisfying onomatopoeia for screaming makes it impossible for me to say anything.

The Cruelty is the Point Permalink
Adam Serwer

I feel somewhat confident[2] saying that this piece will be viewed by posterity as one of the definitive deconstructions of the Trump era[3]. Adam Serwer does a great job of breaking down the irrationality that underpins a lot of Trump’s support. Like, showing these people pictures of kids in cages and families being torn apart isn’t exactly an effective rhetorical strategy in this instance. They know that they’re supporting policies that do this kind of inhumane shit to human beings; it isn’t a regretful byproduct of some larger project, it is the project.

The Curious Case of Aurelius Capital v. Puerto Rico Permalink
Jesse Barron

This is one of the screaming ones.

Lunging, Flailing, Mispunching Permalink
Terry Eagleton

Richard Dawkins is a cultural figure with whom I should generally find myself in alignment. It would seem odd that I harbor an intense dislike for him and his ilk. It’s how strident he is; he has a level of certainty that I find rather disgusting.

I Don't Hate Women Candidates—I Just Hated Hillary and Coincidentally I'm Starting to Hate Elizabeth Warren Permalink
Devorah Blachor

Uh, disclaimer: this title does not reflect the way that I feel; the piece is satire. This is pretty irrelevant at this point, but I thought the title was funny. And perfectly descriptive of an attitude that I have definitely seen online. (It also reminds me of the attitude that a ton of racists have.)[4]

Senior year derailed, a high school journalist pushes toward one last deadline. Permalink
Claire McNeil

  1. It’s most of the time to be honest. ↩︎

  2. Somewhat confident feels like overstatement. ↩︎

  3. But what do I really know. What happens between now and the time where people look back at this time is fundamentally unknowable, which is always true, but seems more true now than at any other point in modern history. So, like something completely random and overlooked from this time period could turn out to be the more definitive or the definitive piece hasn’t been written yet or life on earth will have ended.

    I guess somewhat confident may indeed have been a bit of an overstatement. ↩︎

  4. After more than a year without one of these, I imagine this feels like a bit of a let down. And yeah, it feels that way to me as well. ↩︎