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this is how cynical reason operates, which is why demonstrating that false claims are false gets us roughly nowhere. this is even so in the courts now, where we can see in real time judges and advocates essentially stipulating to each other that certain claims are false but go on anyway.
hard disagree. there is NOTHING funny about Greenwald
in which case it is not really true that the false premises are or need to be believed by some plurality. they "work" despite not being held as valid by anyone. or *because* they are not so held.
What role does belief actually play in this situation?
That leaves a lot out, and can include features that no one has in mind as part of capitalism
kicking off one of my courses tomorrow with the question of how to define "capitalism."
I have so many questions
n.b. that Kant says "if you have adhered strictly to the truth, then public justice cannot lay a hand on you, whatever the unforeseen consequence might be." but of course what's at stake is the *foreseeable* consequence. that is what makes me an accomplice to the murderer if I tell the truth.
I wasn't addressing the specific example of the lie; I was pointing out that as far back as J.S. Mill, it's been recognized that Kant's ethics can't avoid consequentialist justifications. otherwise, his rational ethics turns immediately into irrational willfulness (and he knows it).
empirical consequences return with a vengeance though! he can't avoid justifying deontic constraint through a consequentialist detour.
and the third critique is money
iow, Kant ftw
plenty of empty storefronts on N. Michigan Ave. to quarter troops at discounted rents!
I'm telling my son that when his research lab job ends due to Trump’s research cuts, he can join ICE and receive a signing bonus along with such fringe benefits as free travel and the right to beat up random strangers. The career prospects are literally endless, like the current administration.
from patriotism to Patreon
seems the instructor hadn't anticipated that Hitler would be seen as "controversial" rather than universally reviled.
mudwrestling my superego
he might talk less
but free speech! academic freedom!
it's probably pinned on his LinkedIn profile
if he could write that paper at Harvard without any trouble, it sounds like he has a point!
wut
stupidity has become a superpower, and we've watched it happen before our eyes over the past decades. hell, anyone who's ever worked in a large organization can tell you that our system is designed for the benefit of stupid people
LIV didn't need much from their centerbacks to stop #Arsenal
and never was, despite what the "realists" like Mearshimer and "Marxists" like Jacobin keep telling us.
Chicago has done this already; Atlanta is following its example
strong disagree on country music, but fully in agreement on this
those who have steadfastly bemoaned American imperialism are about to learn what life is like without it
the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was putting Labor Day in August
Arteta is the guy who started 3 defensive midfielders and still lost. he's the guy who took 5 years to give in and sign a striker, but opts for tactics that leave him without service. #Arsenal will never win a major trophy under him. not this year, and not in 10 years.
it's gonna take the year. best case—8-9 weeks
The NYT editorial board would have a conniption
Plaque Psoriasis always wins
“Hey look! I’m flying!”
Okay, so why was it unaffected?
Because you only win championships by beating the champions
Not at all. We should be favorites, or at least serious contenders, but we’re not because of the manager
Can someone explain why productivity began skyrocketing exactly at the moment union membership began tanking?
honestly 3/32 is far more than I'd have guessed.
yes, leave it to Arteta to stock the team with carbon copies of himself. that's why we can't score. and Zubimendi had little influence on our defense today. it was all the players around him.
they needed both—and still do. Gyökeres is not PL level. and Ødegaard is useless
it's not a habit; it's the skill she was chosen for
Zubimendi giving away the free kick and being generally underwhelming did not help.
The number of handballs not called in this first half is staggering
Techbros have us all stuck in our mirror stage
Arteta didn’t want to buy a striker because he has no idea how to use one
Who does
Madueke is the only #Arsenal player actually trying
It’ll be a PK for an accidental handball
When you’re the champion they let you do it
Might be time to sell Martinelli
Can’t like what you don’t like
Lost me at Kpop
Clearly the training regimen not luck
And we’re not good at that
It’s too long and unfocused
Our players are dropping like flies without anyone touching them. That’s a team physio problem
I’m saying their appeal is far less important than their ability to sow enough chaos that most just lose interest
the last thing football needs is yet another Manning QB
the important difference is that OG fascists tried to mobilize whole societies into their projects, while current ones prefer indifferent populations.
so the opposition will lose by a small margin than before?
there's been a lot said about Trump's supposed demagogic or charismatic or populist appeal. but the real story seems to be the political effect of immense American indifference to him. it's not the people he's mobilized; it's the ones who are too busy, too tired, too distracted, and too apathetic.
We have many things in common, name three
2nd day: —arrest all former ICE thugs —expropriate and deport Musk and Thiel
falsely accused by a dude whose whole career is made up of fraud
RFK Jr. says our children must evolve beyond cancer
I'd have gone with 2001, just to hear the AI say "I'm sorry, I can't do that"
I suspect we'll notice it pretty quickly.
next up: extorting the Nobel Peace Prize
we should really rename it "fast calories," because "food" is too generous and misleading
Illegal but allowed to go on
He probably meant “Blackest”
The liberty to own and use other humans is worse than death
what did we think he meant by "liberty"?
that's pretty much Kant's *definition* of evil
Obama brutally mishandled the GFC, killed bin Laden, and created the ACA. But his most lasting legacy will forever be that tan suit. We will never recover from that.
Musk alone will outbreed us all
I miss the old brand #CDC
But at least you have respect for doctors
And Trump could have stopped weapons shipments to Israel on January 20th
I’d buy whatever he’s using for a brain. He doesn’t need it
Sold!
This completing RFK Jr.’s project
Can’t believe they didn’t call it Thunderbolts: Attack of the Bob”
Which is in the city
It’s really weird how many people read Rawls’s A Theory of Justice as if it’s called A Theory of Politics
Tough to be a #Bears fan these days
principle, but pragmatism. so stick to your guns, but don't.
And they said we couldn’t be moved off the Epstein files
We’re living through a bubble tea bubble
The difference is subtle
Trouble is, most students no longer learn how to write in cursive
if Travis and Tay Tay can make it work, shouldn't other MAGAts and liberals be able to get along? maybe she can share her undoubtedly epic prenup with the rest of us as a new constitutional model.
yeah idk what you're on about. ICE has been detaining native-born citizens, and even deporting some. Miller has been demanding that they meet his insane quota, so it would be logical to focus on places with large target populations. the fact that ICE is less aggressive here is telling.
And your point would be? ICE is grabbing anyone who remotely fits this racial profile. And of course there are tens of thousands of undocumented people in this city. But ICE is less active here, because the environment is much more challenging for them
how exactly would endorsing Trump's whims again "cook" the court? its credibility rests entirely on those whims.
Hochul might say some stuff, but the real pushback would come from New Yorkers themselves. there's a reason ICE isn't kidnapping as many of us as it is in other places, despite the vast number of Latinos in the city.
choosing Chicago was stupid, but don't kid yourself about New York. that would not go well for Trump.