I understand the problems created by post-structuralism better than most people. I've outlined it many times. All you do is side step.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jan 28^th, 2017 at 12:40pm:


Sure, it worked a treat under Nazi Germany - except of course if you were jewish, gay, intellectually disabled etc, in that case it kinda mattered what individual "identity" you had.

The right today really just adopt a watered down version of the same idea, and it is a complete lie to say that individual identity doesn't matter in your so called "shared values" model. When you say 'the individual is subordinate to the shared values' - what you really mean is that everyone who isn't a member of the dominant white, anglo must be subordinate to the dominant white anglo culture. And needless to say its the members of this dominant culture that makes the demands for assimilation.

The truth is, individual identity and creating divisions along those lines is everything to you and your "assimilation/shared values" BS. You actively seek out and target anyone who doesn't fit your narrow cultural mould and persecute them for it. It is in fact you who seeks out and finds differences in individuals that are completely unnecessary. It is you who identifies a particular culture that everyone must be subordinate to (your own), and its you who plays "identity politics" against anyone who doesn't comply. Ironic eh?

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jan 28^th, 2017 at 4:46pm:


Judging by the way you want to tie it to university education and use it as an excuse to de fund education I suspect not.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 29^th, 2017 at 10:23am:


The 'post-truth' fiasco begins with the post-structuralists and deconstructionists of the 1960-70s (or Sophists of 2,000 years ago to be precise). Why is it an issue in the media now?

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jan 29^th, 2017 at 10:56am:


So it's just am irelivant diversion.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jan 29^th, 2017 at 10:53am:


No worries, I'm reposting it minus the offending part:

it is a complete lie to say that individual identity doesn't matter in your so called "shared values" model. When you say 'the individual is subordinate to the shared values' - what you really mean is that everyone who isn't a member of the dominant white, anglo must be subordinate to the dominant white anglo culture. And needless to say its the members of this dominant culture that makes the demands for assimilation.

The truth is, individual identity and creating divisions along those lines is everything to you and your "assimilation/shared values" BS. You actively seek out and target anyone who doesn't fit your narrow cultural mould and persecute them for it. It is in fact you who seeks out and finds differences in individuals that are completely unnecessary. It is you who identifies a particular culture that everyone must be subordinate to (your own), and its you who plays "identity politics" against anyone who doesn't comply. Ironic eh?

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 29^th, 2017 at 11:12am:


The reduction to white and Anglo doesn't tell us much. They aren't values in themselves. No one says "act white" or act "Anglo". On the other hand, the crude slogan "fit in or f**k off" is an attempt to bring everyone under a shared value system. Having shared values leads to a feeling of belonging and less likely chance of conflict. Having said that, I am all for creative individuals to stand above the herd and innovate. Sadly, 99% of people aren't able to do this; therefore, shared values is the only way to keep these people from killing or abusing each other.

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Again, you're being hypocritical. Leftists are the masters of identity politics, with their (now) 88 genders, transgender bathrooms, self-determination for all races/ethnicities (except for Europeans and their descendants). I've never denied the right play identity politics (they were the masters of it in the 19th and early 20th Centuries), but the extent of it has waned. It's moved on from biological forms of identity to cultural forms of identity. That's where we are now.

The most disturbing thing, for me, is that leftists think that having multiple diverse groups with nothing in common and within the one area will bring peace. Nothing could be further from the truth. Take the ethnic conflict in Turkey, for example. The Turks and Kurds are at loggerheads and will not compromise. The Kurds want an independent state and the Turks won't give it to them, so what follows is Turkish policemen and soldiers getting killed everyday (we don't hear it happening here, but rarely a day goes by where 1-3 soldiers/policemen are killed).

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Jan 29^th, 2017 at 11:54am:



Answers the question in the maximum number of words.

Making excuses.