Dr. James Lindsay
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Well, and the foundational principle there is sexual identity, right? Of course. This is a very strange thing about these fragmented identity claims is that theyβ Like, an identity should unite, and it should serve a psychological and a social purpose simultaneously. Sure. An identity that's predicated on hedonistic orientation isn't an identity at all.
Well, and the foundational principle there is sexual identity, right? Of course. This is a very strange thing about these fragmented identity claims is that theyβ Like, an identity should unite, and it should serve a psychological and a social purpose simultaneously. Sure. An identity that's predicated on hedonistic orientation isn't an identity at all.
Well, and the foundational principle there is sexual identity, right? Of course. This is a very strange thing about these fragmented identity claims is that theyβ Like, an identity should unite, and it should serve a psychological and a social purpose simultaneously. Sure. An identity that's predicated on hedonistic orientation isn't an identity at all.
Okay, so now we can link the transgression back to your original idea that... You have a hierarchy of social status, let's say, let's call it conservative. And so now the parasitic predators swarm in and they splinter it. They splinter with transgression. Sure. Right. So that's an important thing to note.
Okay, so now we can link the transgression back to your original idea that... You have a hierarchy of social status, let's say, let's call it conservative. And so now the parasitic predators swarm in and they splinter it. They splinter with transgression. Sure. Right. So that's an important thing to note.
Okay, so now we can link the transgression back to your original idea that... You have a hierarchy of social status, let's say, let's call it conservative. And so now the parasitic predators swarm in and they splinter it. They splinter with transgression. Sure. Right. So that's an important thing to note.
Yeah, right. All game rules are repressive.
Yeah, right. All game rules are repressive.
Yeah, right. All game rules are repressive.
In psychopathology, that's splitting, by the way. Sociologically, one of the things I've noticed about my home country, it's really stark in Canada. if conservatives protest, they're flattened. Left protest, there's no holds barred. No matter how pathological it becomes, the left-wing protesters are always the heroic victims. The trucker convoy was a great example of that, right?
In psychopathology, that's splitting, by the way. Sociologically, one of the things I've noticed about my home country, it's really stark in Canada. if conservatives protest, they're flattened. Left protest, there's no holds barred. No matter how pathological it becomes, the left-wing protesters are always the heroic victims. The trucker convoy was a great example of that, right?
In psychopathology, that's splitting, by the way. Sociologically, one of the things I've noticed about my home country, it's really stark in Canada. if conservatives protest, they're flattened. Left protest, there's no holds barred. No matter how pathological it becomes, the left-wing protesters are always the heroic victims. The trucker convoy was a great example of that, right?
Because, you know, it was a disruptive demonstration, although remarkably peaceful. And the legal repercussions are still unrolling. And I think maybe it's, tell me what you think about this, I think it's because it might be partly the spread of the ideas of Marcuse through the culture. Yeah, absolutely. But I also think that people are genuinely
Because, you know, it was a disruptive demonstration, although remarkably peaceful. And the legal repercussions are still unrolling. And I think maybe it's, tell me what you think about this, I think it's because it might be partly the spread of the ideas of Marcuse through the culture. Yeah, absolutely. But I also think that people are genuinely
Because, you know, it was a disruptive demonstration, although remarkably peaceful. And the legal repercussions are still unrolling. And I think maybe it's, tell me what you think about this, I think it's because it might be partly the spread of the ideas of Marcuse through the culture. Yeah, absolutely. But I also think that people are genuinely
There's something to genuinely fear when actual conservatives protest because they don't do it until they're pushed to the wall. There may be. There may be, but I think it'sβ Well, is it also an indication that something very fundamental has gone sideways? That's true. Because conservatives aren't the protesting type.
There's something to genuinely fear when actual conservatives protest because they don't do it until they're pushed to the wall. There may be. There may be, but I think it'sβ Well, is it also an indication that something very fundamental has gone sideways? That's true. Because conservatives aren't the protesting type.
There's something to genuinely fear when actual conservatives protest because they don't do it until they're pushed to the wall. There may be. There may be, but I think it'sβ Well, is it also an indication that something very fundamental has gone sideways? That's true. Because conservatives aren't the protesting type.
Well, those left-wing movements in the 60s all floated on a cloud of free love.
Well, those left-wing movements in the 60s all floated on a cloud of free love.