JMG, I disagree with your assessment of yourself as fringe. Yes looking at the present day extreme woke culture, you are way out there. But a historical perspective - even as short as 50 years, puts you right in the middle of mainstream.
During the 70s and 80s, your ideas were accepted and debated by regular people. And if we look further back we see the same ideas discussed in the British Empire.
Most of us here had a similar experience - we did not change but the world around us went insane.
Looking back at the collapse of the roman empire and the weird insanities associated with christianity (from self castration to killing each other over meaningless doctrinal differences) I wonder if our future might be similar.
Is it possible that in 2030 (let's say) pedophilia will be normalized? What about slavery and human sacrifice in 2050? I don't consider it impossible anymore.
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Not fringe
Date: 2022-08-18 04:45 pm (UTC)I disagree with your assessment of yourself as fringe. Yes looking at the present day extreme woke culture, you are way out there. But a historical perspective - even as short as 50 years, puts you right in the middle of mainstream.
During the 70s and 80s, your ideas were accepted and debated by regular people. And if we look further back we see the same ideas discussed in the British Empire.
Most of us here had a similar experience - we did not change but the world around us went insane.
Looking back at the collapse of the roman empire and the weird insanities associated with christianity (from self castration to killing each other over meaningless doctrinal differences) I wonder if our future might be similar.
Is it possible that in 2030 (let's say) pedophilia will be normalized? What about slavery and human sacrifice in 2050? I don't consider it impossible anymore.