A dangerously close description of public commentary these days...

Although, as an immediate antidote, a rather refreshing take on the issue can be found here: The 'Other Side' Is Not Dumb by Sean Blanda.

The whole notion of fighting fire with fire loses all integrity when it comes to bigotry and this article addresses the issue of actual bigotry - the intolerance of difference in opinion, whatever those opinions may be and not based on one notion of moral superiority.

(Although a difficult notion to postulate without sounding like a soapboxer. Hurrah the joys of hypocrisy!)

Camus Can Do

Preach, Harvey Specter

I've recently finished rewatching the first season of Suits and thus was again exposed to the gem GIF'd above.

When anyone ever screws you over, have your little whinge about it, but then deal with it. Change, fight back, do whatever you have to do, but don't waste your time on lamentations and excuses. That's what petulant little kids do, not adults.

"Settling is the ultimate lonely."

- superbly true words spoken by my friend, Rosie.  

'You cannot have degrees of truth; truth is, by its very definition, absolute. We formulate an explanation that best explains our observations, but ultimately that explanation is either correct or it is not. In this case, the physicist would have something better supported than whatever the priest would say, but not '"more true". It may seem like a trivial distinction, but I assure you it is not.'

Can't damn well remember who wrote it (I had saved it in a memo on my phone and the names beside make no sense to me anymore - thanks Memory!), but the above is one of the reasons I trawl through forum debates and comments sections so doggedly - because among the rubble of inane opinions and attention-deprived trolls, you still often get frank, cogent and simply put gems - such as the one above, some sense in the din of banality - put forth by just some randoms on the internet.


*mumble* Although yes, sometimes those stupid fights that erupt are kinda fun to watch too... no surprise having had shitty reality TV around for a third of my life.