"liberalism is at odds with heroism because liberalism is too individualistic to accept a heroic archetype" might be the stupidest thing I've read today - ThreadSky

chathamharrison.bsky.social • 11 days ago

"liberalism is at odds with heroism because liberalism is too individualistic to accept a heroic archetype" might be the stupidest thing I've read today

Reposted from Swoletariat

I'm old enough to remember when conservatives thought participation trophies were a sign of the "pussification of America"

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wolfgangbrooks.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's some fascist mythmaking shit right there.

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

"gee I wonder why this conservative publication would want to publish me, a socialist" Chris Arnade would say if he had any ability to self-reflect

library-liz.bsky.social•11 days ago

Vomit

jasoncheathawks.bsky.social•11 days ago

>chris arnade

immediately disregarded

ennui.org•11 days ago

dude i haven't even had my coffee yet

gretared.bsky.social•11 days ago

I had mine. All alone, just the way I like everything.

beverlymann19.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lotsa competition for that honor, I'm sure. But, yeah, could be.

misterpuff.bsky.social•11 days ago

I thought the Conservatives were the rugged individualists that pull themselves up by the bootstraps and don't need help from communities or the State. Or was that Fake News?

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

The whole thing is confused because this is actually meant to be a left critique of liberalism in favor of the community, but because that's a patently absurd thing to worry about at the moment, it has been co-opted as more "what about the men???" nonsense without regard for the dissonance

globewithaface.bsky.social•11 days ago

More evidence that reactionary conservatism is pointless

turtlebee.bsky.social•11 days ago

Women of course hate rescuing, protecting, building OR solving.

wanderlib.bsky.social•11 days ago

"I can't be a hero anymore"

"IDK, it's pretty easy for me."
"Skill issue."

scooniepenn.bsky.social•11 days ago

I refuse to believe someone wrote that

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

Here's the crux of the article which I paraphrased, before it descends into pure hot air

scooniepenn.bsky.social•11 days ago

My god he’s a moron

rkfatheree.bsky.social•11 days ago

What does any of this have to do with gender?

scooniepenn.bsky.social•11 days ago

Great Q lol

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

Only what we insist it does. To turn it in the other direction, what does a (garbage) critique of liberal ideals of individualism in favor of collective good have to do with the "biological reality of sex"? We have a whole commentariat devoted to pretending there's still room for polite discussion.

scooniepenn.bsky.social•11 days ago

Better not be too quick to give targeting certain vulnerable populations

gsjphd.bsky.social•10 days ago

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gender" etc.

thatirontube.bsky.social•11 days ago

people enjoy little medals and awards. coworkers still wear their generic “Excellence in Service” pins (our department is named Services)

mary-huntimer.bsky.social•11 days ago

Did they ever consider growing up and abandoning childish fantasies? You want to rescue someone, go play a video game and when you’re done, join reality.

waluigiyaoi.bsky.social•11 days ago

I genuinely do not know what the American conservative movement actually believes anymore beyond “make the liberals cry”

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

The funniest part is Arnade is notionally a socialist criticizing liberalism from the left. Naturally the whole article depends on the opinion of one pinhead British guy who got over his skis, elaborated into a proof of liberalism's total failure (yet the pinhead British guy? Also a socialist)

29sunset.com•11 days ago

I have not RTA, but does this suggest that he's using "liberal" in the way online leftists do and The Free Press is happy to let him do it because they know their audience will take it a different way?

chathamharrison.bsky.social•11 days ago

Basically, but their audiences are so confused that it doesn't really matter. It's all the same group of vaguely dissident guys convinced that some asshole at Yale or in the New York Review of Books is why they're unhappy

waluigiyaoi.bsky.social•11 days ago

A lot of self proclaimed lefties and liberals are going to reveal their true nature and collaborate as happens in every regime. It’s not neccecarilly an ideological fault but a psychological one.

bobbathandbeyond.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’m not particularly woke, but Jesus Christ what a bunch of crybaby pussies

oldebill.bsky.social•11 days ago

My God who PUBLISHES this SHIT? I retired from the Army in 1995...enlisted in 1973. I came back as a civilian in 2001 and did 3 yrs I Afghanistan. Never wanted to be a hero. A good husband, father, worker, soldier is what I wanted to be. What narcissistic horseshit is this?

lovebethandrobots.bsky.social•11 days ago

aangtifa.bsky.social•11 days ago

Just reading that sentence killed a dozen brain cells

ironbound.bsky.social•11 days ago

This stupid fucking nonsense is also part of their gender reductivism agenda. “All men want…” No they don’t, that’s not true, however that sentence ends.

ejrfoto.bsky.social•11 days ago

Early in the day for that broad statement, especially in these times.

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