The Poison of Negative Idealism
Negative idealism explains why "critical" movements like Communism, Fascism, and Woke of all types trend toward violence.
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New Discourses Bullets
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True and False or Us Versus Them?
In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explores this idea of "us versus them" out loud and explains its relevance to politics, society, and education.
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Why Communists Do the Red-Green Alliance
As normal people who value ideological and logical consistency, we tend to find movements like the Red-Green Alliance (Communists and Islamists) and "Queers for Palestine" confusing.
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Woke Interpretation and “Lived Experience”
James Lindsay revisits the topic of "lived experience" and explains how it manifests outside of Leftist enclaves and without the cutesy name.
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All Roads Lead to Woke
In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay dives into this construction and how it sets up other Woke "magic spells" (like affordance traps) to get you to do their bidding.
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Ideological Psychopathology
It goes without saying at this point that "Woke" activists appear to exhibit a suite of psychopathological traits and behaviors, but why?
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What Werewolves Can Teach Us About Political Warfare
A small number of bad actors who have an informational advantage over a much larger population have a gigantic strategic advantage.
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What is the Woke Right?
Right-wing elements have arisen and begun bear Woke behavior while claiming Right-wing status and conservative values.
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The DARVO of “You’re Divisive!”
DARVO is an acronym that refers to a particular abusive behavior that applies when the abuser is caught or called out.
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21st Century Communism
Communism hasn't died, despite what many would have you believe. It has evolved and adapted for the 21st century.
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Don’t Trust Woke Language
Host James Lindsay gives a very simple instruction: start being a lot more suspicious of Woke words and agendas.
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Reflexivity: Leftism in the 21st Century
There's a new dialectical game in town that allows Marxists worldwide, and in the Chinese Communist Party, to transcend classical Marxism.
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The Political Definition of “Queer”
James Lindsay explains the original definition of "queer" from David Halperin's 1995 book "Saint Foucault: Towards a Gay Hagiography."
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Woke Marxism Rejects Prosperity
Woke Marxism isn't even interested in making things work. Woke Marxism is, by definition, hostile to making things work.
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Communists Are Good at Conquest
There's an old saying about Communists that applies to all militant ideologies: they are good at conquest and bad at management.
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The Lie of Planned Spontaneity
Regardless of the issue (BLM, Pride, or a college uprising), the ideological totalism of Woke Marxism uses classic tactics to advance itself.
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Digital Cattle
If the Woke Marxists prevail, we may end up as "digital cattle," dependent on systems like Universal Basic Income and social credit.
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How Tyrants Force Compliance
First, the population is split into those who comply with the tyrant's programs and policies and those who do not comply.
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You Need to Love the Truth
You have to love the truth with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and tell your neighbor the truth as you want him to tell the truth to you.
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Communism Marries a Truth to a Lie
One of the most basic truths about how Marxism works is that it marries a truth to a lie.
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