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Example why satire doesn’t work anymore

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    https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/singles-are-having-kids-with-strangers-as-part-of-the-co-parenting-trend/

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      Just another extension of the selfishness pervasive in our culture.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Just another extension of the selfishness pervasive in our culture.

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        @Mik said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

        Just another extension of the selfishness pervasive in our culture.

        Amen.

        No duty, no responsibility, no commitment.

        And they wonder why 85% of the penitentiary population comes from broken homes and single parents...

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          Just one more step being taken in the continual attack on the traditional family unit.

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            Just one more step being taken in the continual attack on the traditional family unit.

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            @Larry said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

            Just one more step being taken in the continual attack on the traditional family unit.

            There's a tension between collectivism and individualism that many modern cultures are getting wrong.

            I think humans are wired for personal collectivism (strong family, community and social ties - emphasis on strong). The tension is that economic individualism and freedom have eliminated much of the reason why those strong non-superficial ties existed in the first place.

            State or impersonal collectivism doesn't satisfy that human need at all.

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              Good observations

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/singles-are-having-kids-with-strangers-as-part-of-the-co-parenting-trend/

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                @Loki said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

                https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/singles-are-having-kids-with-strangers-as-part-of-the-co-parenting-trend/

                Good, let them experiment with different models. If there is a model that can lead to even better, more stable societies and still reduce the likelihood of “staying miserably together ever after,” experimentation is how we as a species will find it.

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                  Words fail.

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    Words fail.

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                    @Mik said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

                    Words fail.

                    Nah. Words don't fail. People do.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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