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I uttered the phrase "Rainbow Friends" to one of the other parents at school drop-off this morning and her expression immediately darkened.
"I don't like that," she said.
France has declared that they are going to ban any protests from what they deem "far-right" groups.
Given what happened during the Canadian truckers protest , I have no doubt that what will be considered "far right " will be utterly arbitrary and open to interpretation by local french "authorities".
Notice how this article uses scary pictures to elicit an emotional response.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20230510-france-to-ban-all-far-right-extremist-demonstrations
"Far right" is nothing but a slur at this point. This is a war against freedom.
This is at a Christian school which thankfully gives us a bit of insulation from that stuff for now.
All I could get out of her was that it involves monsters somehow. Apparently the first rule of Rainbow Friends is you do not talk about Rainbow Friends.
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God damn typos. This one is at least kind of funny though.
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Tfw he offers to reach you how to wash your penis.
My daughter just told me she and her friends play a game called "Rainbow Friends" at recess. When I asked her what it's about she solemnly informed me that it's "REALLY scary."
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Given the minimalist album art and 1981 release date, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was a hardcore album, but in actual fact it's a sensational zeuhl-ish prog album with Swedish folk elements. Sadly, this is the only thing these guys ever put out.
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Revivalism or retro-culture seemed to be intensifying before the current era of insane politics wiped everything else away.
McLuhan's insight into the nature of digital identity is remarkable for a man born before the outbreak of WWI. This short clip from 1977 is eerily prophetic.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/martialis/nostrcheck.me_9889205016635102471683770531.mp4
I think he overstates the role of "mass man" in the manufacture of nostalgia though. There are many very good reasons why people today might think of the past as a better time and progressive rock will always be cool.
McLuhan's insight into the nature of digital identity is remarkable for a man born before the outbreak of WWI. This short clip from 1977 is eerily prophetic.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/martialis/nostrcheck.me_9889205016635102471683770531.mp4
That would be so good. I can't believe it hasn't been done.
They manage to hit the perfect NPC note of condescension as well. Imagine the comment spamming capabilities or arguing with one of those things about covid for six hours. It's going to destroy any dissident discourse - people will just be too tired to say anything that might get fact checked by a bot.
Yeah, I could probably spend an extra five seconds proof-reading my posts for typos and comprehensibility before I hit send or you could just use your imagination.