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Birthing Person of All Silliness
The Dispatch ^ | 7 May 2021 | Jonah Goldberg

Posted on 05/08/2021 6:41:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Here’s some good news: The CIA has a proud Latina woman, who can change diapers with one hand, who proudly tells the world, “I’m a cisgender millennial who’s been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. I am intersectional, but my existence is not a box-checking exercise,” because “I refuse to internalize misguided patriarchal ideas of what a woman can or should be.”

I have many thoughts about this, most of them critical. Indeed, on another day, I could bang out a couple thousand harsh words on this with ease. But while I wouldn’t say I’m in a look-on-the-bright-side mood, I think it might be worthwhile to look at this from another perspective.

Historically, one of the great things about America is that our culture is remarkably good at bourgeoise-ifying radicals and radicalism. I wrote about one example of this after I visited the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rock ‘n’ roll, punk rock, heavy metal, and hip hop all entered the culture like Viking pillagers sacking a seaside English village. And in a relatively short period of time, rock anthems are used to sell sneakers or soap or self-lubricating catheters. Gangster rappers go from talking about cop killing and busting caps in the nether-regions of their enemies to starring in sitcoms and game shows, or to cooking frittatas with Martha Stewart when they’re not complaining about their taxes.

(Excerpt) Read more at gfile.thedispatch.com ...


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1 posted on 05/08/2021 6:41:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

It’s only going to get worse, people.


2 posted on 05/08/2021 6:49:48 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Rummyfan

Jonah might be a little too optimistic about the cultural melting pot’s ability to melt today’s young Marxist radicals into functional Americans.


3 posted on 05/08/2021 6:56:27 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Rummyfan

“I am intersectional, but my existence is not a box-checking exercise,”

Imagine saying this right after checking off several boxes.


4 posted on 05/08/2021 7:04:46 AM PDT by cdcdawg (You can point out the Left's hypocrisy without accepting their moral premises. )
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To: Rummyfan
From the linked article: ”And yes, the same goes for folks on the right, including at Fox News, who would rather pounce on the overreactions of the left than chastise their own side for its excesses. “

I presume that Jonah is referring to things like Fox News “pouncing” on the idea that mutilated males should be able to compete in girls’ sports.

I think Jonah is very mistaken in thinking that there are any limits to “wokeism”. There doesn’t seem to be enough ridicule left in the universe to deal with all the nonsense from the leftists.

5 posted on 05/08/2021 7:40:49 AM PDT by William Tell
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6 posted on 05/08/2021 7:52:17 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Rummyfan

I think the real effort here is to disable the Russians by making them laugh so hard that they pass out.


7 posted on 05/08/2021 7:59:19 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Poor kids are just as bright, just as talented, as white kids." - Joe Biden Aug 8, 2019)
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To: Rummyfan

I see I took the wrong approach when I applied to the Agency back in the day.


8 posted on 05/08/2021 8:14:24 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Rummyfan

Gangster rappers . . . cooking frittatas with Martha Stewart.

Still associating with convicted felons.


9 posted on 05/08/2021 8:16:20 AM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: Rummyfan

Her loco box is checked.


10 posted on 05/08/2021 8:29:26 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Mr. K

Jonah needs to pick a side. Either he wants this woke shit ended or he wants it to rule. There is no middle road with this absolute bull crap. The Wokenistas aren’t the least bit interested in coexistence. They want dominance and suppression of normalcy.


11 posted on 05/08/2021 10:48:52 AM PDT by Maelstorm (Free is just another word for someone else has to pay.)
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