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Cake day: August 9th, 2023

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  • “It’s just a joke, man!” Meanwhile, in Sartre:

    Never believe that anti-Semites neotankies are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge.

    But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites neotankies have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors.

    They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.











  • It’s ok, Hu Jintao really didn’t mind being dragged off the stage like an idiot in a country where face is everything. China does settle fistfights in private, which does set a good example for the populace, ngl.

    PS: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/面子:

    面子是人際關係中的一种现象,在東方等级观念较强的社会(如中國等)特別受到重視。具体定义不明,基本上意味给社会中每个人的尊重[1][2]。如果不给人面子,即是拆穿別人的面具,可能会引起报复。如果有面子,一般会被认为是社会地位较高,更受人尊敬,然而面子不够大,可能是因为在社会、经济等方面地位低下。“面子”是“社会脸面”,代表着个人在人生历程中由成就和夸耀所获得的名声以及被社会重视的声誉[3]。「厚顏」俗稱「不要臉」。