Americans "becoming Chinese?"
Submitted by soryang on Fri, 03/20/2026 - 12:52pmThis was my escape from the war narrative. Working on it on and off in between chores entirely for entertainment purposes.
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4/15 Open Thread: Bessie Smith's Birthday
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 5:00am
~~ Bessie Smith
06/10 OT: Tubing U.S. "Culture"
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 5:00am
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The neoliberals' cultural stock is in decline.
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sun, 03/01/2020 - 5:00pmThe neoliberals' cultural stuck is in decline. When they had that suave dude Barack Obama telling everyone he was like Gandhi or Mandela, that was totally a thing. Cultural neoliberalism was rockin' da house as every branch of government, both state and Federal, was being awarded to Republicans.
Monday Open Thread: April 15 is Bessie Smith's Birthday
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 5:00amApril 15 is the 105th day of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Setting Orange, Discord 32, 3185 YOLD (discordian),
And let us not forget 13.0.6.7.6 by the Mayan Long Count
Sunday Open Thread: April 15 is Universal Day of Culture, also World Art Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 04/15/2018 - 5:00am
Today's date is also Setting Orange, Discord 32, 3184 YOLD
(for you Discordians out there)
World History this day
Has the World Reached Rashomon Yet?
Submitted by jabney on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 11:26pmNot another sermon! I don't mind a lie if it's interesting.
The movie, "Rashomon" (1950) has generated some interesting quotes. Like 'Commoner's' line in the above blockquote. And I suppose we are meant to identify with the Commoner.
But that is so 1950's.
Trans News: They don't like us very much at all
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 05/20/2017 - 12:06pmYouGov has published a new survey about the conditions in which transgender people live.
Twenty-four percent of American adults think being transgender is a mental disease. Fort-seven percent think being transgender is a choice.
The role of empathy in human thought. How did we evolve separate value systems?
Submitted by don mikulecky on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 5:42pmThe human mind is not as flexible as we might like to think. The most obvious place to see this is in the political sphere. Knee jerk responses to frames are the norm, not the exception. The most common place to see this is in the mass media. Political propagandists have known this for centuries.
Calling Out Culture Nannies and Cognitive Dissonance
Submitted by k9disc on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 12:14amAlright, time to man up, Snowflake…
What is the equivalent of Snowflake™ in terms of culture?
People who use the term snowflake are always whining about all kinds of crazy shit — starbucks hates Christmas, the WAR on Christmas, happy holidays hurts my fee-fees, protest peacefully, peaceful protest is terrorism, get your government hands off my medicare. omg, he didn't even capitalize GOD!!!
