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Hang on just a sec! Let’s go back to those berserkers

The Encyclopedia Britannica’s full description of berserkers has given me a moment of déja vu. Take a look at this paragraph, after which I will explain what I’m thinking: The berserkers’ savagery in battle and their animal-skin attire contributed to … Continue reading

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A wowser (and terse!) description of how postmodernism has warped minds

When I had my little revelation about the possible causation of what we’ve been going through as a nation, aside from multiple traumas, I suggested postmodernism. Which is pretty hard to make sense of for an untutored mind like mine. (I’m … Continue reading

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

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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