the word I have been using to describe all of these people is antisocial. both on a micro and macro scale. bad interpersonally, plus actively destructive to civilization
A recurring theme on the nat con right is people who embody the worst traits as defined by classic Western philosophy/theology loudly proclaiming they will save Western civilization.
My one sort of caveat is, if you squint, you can see some kind of pre-Christian western ethos as being an animating factor, but claiming that is "Western" when you basically have to skip the last ~2000 years of "Western" thought seems a stretch.
isn't this the network view on it? collective phenomenon comes from individuals, apply attention to this, and what we pay attention has an impact in aggregate. i know i don't have attention discipline so i have to simply leave places that focus it on low attn discipline individuals
yeah, I mean, it's not hard to see how a person can tell himself (and let's be honest, it's a he) that if he can dunk his head in ice water to start the day he can put up with an annoying customer or bite his tongue when necessary
They try to gussy themselves up as Christian whilst denying Christian virtues. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Meek here doesn't mean weak, it means "self-restrained", humble, gentle. One who'd rather lets themselves be trod upon rather than yelling "don't tread on me"
"Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." ...We speak of the same people who, armed to the teeth, rebelled against covid mask mandates, intended to protect both themselves and their neighbors.
...in light of this t makes sense to me that certain personality types are VERY attracted to authoritarian figures - a father-like despot who imposes the rules on their own unregulatable state.
Americans can’t escape this cult of personality / identity cycle because we lost our roots. We have no culture but Hollywood and Social Media. So we always victim to cult of personality
Also, Americans have culture, it’s just not a lengthy tradition, nor is it a common ethnicity or a common ancient relationship to the land. But our culture is that of common values, which is the intersection of all of humanity’s desired freedoms. And that is something we must remember.
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Americans can’t escape this cult of personality / identity cycle because we lost our roots. We have no culture but Hollywood and Social Media. So we always victim to cult of personality