i think boarding school teenage masculinity is a part of masculinity but not of manhood.
we have to get away from the concept of the opposite of "man" being "woman."
the opposite of "man" is "boy"
Elon Musk's incitement of pogroms in Belfast reveals he'll use his immense wealth and influence to foment untold fascist violence in the future. Only a global movement can break his power.
New piece from @polphilpod.bsky.social and me. Threading highlights below. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/2119...
This is bombshell stuff.
NEW — Belfast-based writer @hleehurley.com talks about the racist pogroms that have terrorized his city, how existing tensions in Northern Ireland (and *not* Elon Musk) primed local factions to turn violent, and how Minnesota’s response to ICE inspired their community to care for one another:
Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
This was an easy to predict Q for which Vance could have prepared a canned answer. And Vance supposedly has skills to debate. So the Q for me is why didn’t he prepare? Does this signal an arrogance … a belief we’re stupid or unworthy of an A … something else?
We take the CBC and its cultural significance for granted. I hate this.
In contrast to then pieces over that past few years calling for us to not overreact, it seems that the bigotry is worse than even ppl in the know thought. I take that to mean it’s really bad.