From “technically it isn’t fascism” to “technically it wasn’t an insurrection” to “technically it’s not a genocide,” our intellectuals are really making a bold show of their commitment to sophistry and semantics above any meaningful confrontation with the realities of their time.
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The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
"technically we aren't involved in this second 'world war'" --americans just before pearl harbor
"technically i'm not a clown yet"
--man in face paint and rainbow wig holding a big red nose in-hand.
But Israel is also starving 2,000,000+ people so technically she’s a piece of 💩
Bullshit now dominates discourses.
Uh, technically anyway, like how a tree or house stand. Just sort of 'present' for the bad times, really. But syntactically perfect.
So those "intellectuals" do not matter. 🙂