The Wednesday Review of Modern Thougt

The Bleat ^ | 21 July 2021 | James Lileks

[Rummyfan]

The great thing about Twitter is the way it allows corporations and nobodies to auto-clown in public in the same forum. Imagine picking up Saturday Evening Post in 1935, and there’s a big beautiful ad for a car, or a cigarette, or a bus trip. The height of the advertising craft, with a gorgeous illustration, elegant typefaces unique to the ad, attractive people engaged in the joy of the moment, all cares set aside. Directly across from the ad is a 27-word manifesto from Bob0323423 about how all pencils should be registered with the State.

“That’s impossible,” you say. “Bob couldn’t afford to buy the space.” True. Bob had to write a letter, and get it through the gatekeepers. Thus the magazine appealed to the widest possible audience, at least within the parameters it set, and Bob was resigned to writing his ideas on postcards and mailing them to everyone in the House of Representatives, where they were tossed, unread.

Twitter, let us agree, is not the Saturday Evening Post. Herewith some fun from the last week.

[Rummyfan]

I remember when they would take out ads for the purpose of selling cars.

I remember when clothing stores took out ads to tell you how well their products were made, and how comfortable they were to wear. I regret to say I am not more likely to do the work, or read what Josh did to sacrifice, personally and consistently, in order to relate, totally.

Yep, he’s the guy.

And the other guy is the guy too. Did you know that little free libraries - having extra books, and setting them out for anyone to take them - is a hallmark of whiteness? It keeps getting worse, doesn’t it.

[2harddrive]

Benedict Biden: THAT’S HIS NAME!

Destroying America: THAT’S HIS GAME!!

[Wilhelm Tell]

I noticed during the Obama years that most leftists stopped calling themselves liberals and started calling themselves progressives instead. Now the leftists denounce “neoliberals” - really anyone who could have been sort of left but not a Marxist, anyone who supports real tolerance, freedom of speech, etc. Today’s leftists are book-burners and proud of it.

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

I wonder how fast “Chevrolet” would call the cops if a group of poor whites from Appalachia were to to break into her place.

Now what would be a real hoot is for the cops to say “up yours” and leave..

The cops need to make a list of all anti-cop idiots and let them know “we will not respond to any calls from you or your neighborhood. You can hunt and kill each other all you like and if any little kids get caught in the crossfire, well, that is too bad; however, if you are caught in a non-black area and you have no business being there you will be summarily executed “

[x]

Except that the giant corporations sound a lot like the lone nutcases most of the time.

[WVNan]

I went to the source “the BLEAT” and got caught up in it. Wow what a way to teach history. Take shots of old newspapers, etc. and turn them into a history lessons!!!! I loved it. I will check him out every day.