Category Archives: Propaganda

If you have fond thoughts about Lenin and the Revolution…stop. it. right. now

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Naomi

Or else. (That’s an empty threat, in case you shivered in fear when reading it.) Because I went to an excellent high school, a large public high school with terrific (union) teachers, my classmates and I were assigned an interesting … Continue reading →

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Why does anyone support crazy Trump? A final theory, in one word

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Naomi

Postmodernism. I began hearing and reading about postmodernism many years ago when what I instantly diagnosed as loopy gobbledegook* was leaking out of certain university English departments and into academic journals. My reaction was: “What the fuck are they talking … Continue reading →

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Is Hong Kong lost to democracy?

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Hong Kong, inspectors found that students at two schools were singing the national anthem too softly, and the city’s chief executive invited residents to “smile more” to help bolster declining tourism. This is sad.

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