Monthly Archives: January 2019

A Poisonous Idea

Posted on January 20, 2019 by robertpkruger

“Every categorical statement is political” — I keep coming back to this proposition by my critical theory professor. It’s such a stupid, poisonous idea. It discounts science, art, and the dialectical process. And I see it has caught on like … Continue reading →

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The Polluted Well of Social Media Discourse

Posted on January 20, 2019 by robertpkruger

These days, I mostly indulge myself with meta-political posts rather than get in the weeds on a specific issue, and when I do get specifically political on Facebook, I see much more clearly now how stupid I’m being. I cannot … Continue reading →

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Occam’s Razor and Gillette Razors

Posted on January 20, 2019 by robertpkruger

Several of my fellow left-leaning friends on Facebook have posted (rhetorically, it seems) the question of why the Gillette commercial has upset so many men, and their consensus appears to be that these men are thin-skinned (the razor puns write … Continue reading →

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