Will Shetterly's Blog, page 22

shared on April 15ths

Notre Dame was a celebration of the human ability to make art. People of all religions and no religion came to see what people could do. They knew it belonged to us all. All great art does. - Identitarian censors think the only form of writing should be autobiography. - Reminder: Do not engage with Lost Cause Clintonites. - Feels beat facts. - A surprisingly hard truth for most humans to

shared on April 14ths: black humor, more

When I say "I'm amused that...", I usually mean I'm choosing to be amused because the alternatives are rage and despair, and both are poison to the soul. Sometimes we have to laugh at horrors to keep doing what matters. People who criticize black humor don't understand its purpose. - When TV shows decline, they become their own fanfic. - I am always amused by people who think large newspapers

Shared on April 13ths

Neoliberals talk about structural racism in the same way conservatives talk about crony capitalism: they think the only thing wrong with capitalism is its present manifestation. - Bernie Sanders shows how racialism has changed. Fifty years ago, the identitarian right wouldve attacked him for being Jewish. Now the identitarian left attacks him for being white. - Writers, when you hit the

Shared on April 12ths

Fascism is totalitarian capitalismthats why fascists have always been supported by rich capitalists. You can see the fascist strain in US capitalism by looking at the people who oppose free speech in general and whistleblowers like Assange in particular. - When politicians say they're going to take "a tough stand", they mean they're going to risk other people's lives. - A fun fact for

Shared on April 11ths: Assange, more

The only good thing about Julian Assange's arrest is the responses reveal who thinks we should be free to speak and who wants the power to silence us. The only amusement that will come from Julian Assange's arrest: Journalists who love censorship will desperately try to explain why he is not a journalist protected by the First Amendment, but they are. - Responses to Assange reveal the US

Shared on April 10ths

The creepiest thing about left identitarians is, like right identitarians, they want to know your race and gender before they decide what to think about your opinion. - When the rich want us to die for them, they tell us were fighting for democracy. When we want to have more say in our government, they tell us were a republic. - We've been marching to protest war a long timemy first march

Adam Smith and Karl Marx quotes relevant to whether writers are working class

Thinking about whether writers and freelancers are working class brought me to two quotes, one by Adam Smith and one by Karl Marx: There is one sort of labour which adds to the value of the subject upon which it is bestowed: there is another which has no such effect. The former, as it produces a value, may be called productive; the latter, unproductive labour. Thus the labour of a manufacturer

Shared on April 9ths

I understand why capitalists take it personally when socialists criticize capitalismnobles took it personally when democrats criticized feudalismbut we dont blame people for conforming to an existing system. We only blame people who try to stop the creation of a better system. - Identitarianism is the belief that black and white mice should be ruled by a perfectly proportionate mix of black

Shared on April 8ths

The ancients saw skin tones, not race. They divided us by culture, class, and sex. My favorite example: Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one... - The idea that rich people deserve to be rich is the modern version of the divine right of kings. - If you insist on talking about "dead white males", don't

The ancients saw skin tones, not race. They divided us by...

The ancients saw skin tones, not race. They divided us by culture, class, and sex. My favorite example: Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one... - The idea that rich people deserve to be rich is the modern version of the divine right of kings. - If you insist on talking about "dead white males", don't