ehhhhhhhhhhhh
that thing of nice middle-class (liberal) society wanting to put total distance between them and the nasty man...is healthy & should be encouraged
it's like...yeah...I guess Norway could don sackcloth & ashes and say THE MONSTER IS US in a public square but collectively saying "no, this guy sucks" is I think a lot healthier. people play out their identifications; a collective response is "really, this guy is more an expression of who we are than we care to admit" might be intellectually satisfying but is not, I think, constructive. That view might be better suited to history. In the present moment, what you say you believe & how you act on that is more important than The Sum Total Of The Big Picture
imo
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 27 April 2012 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
a collective response is of "really, this guy is more an expression of who we are than we care to admit"
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 27 April 2012 13:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's painted in a very utopian light but not everyone here are happy about all the various public responses towards Breivik. Some people like to pretend we're much different from others, but the overly nationalistic celebration of our nation and our flag is present here as it was in other countries after terrorist attacks: Otherwise sympathetic demonstrations like that sing-a-long moment or rose marches always include, to me, slightly tiresome "this kind of response shows off how great Norway is, responding to hatred with love" statements or variations on "this is the Norwegian spirit!". Just focus on the respect for each other, why do we need to wrap it up in a Norwegian cross? I think some people lap up praise from foreign media, and nationalism feels even less rational to flaunt in the aftermath of this particular terrorist attack than many others.
― abcfsk, Friday, April 27, 2012 10:14 AM (4 hours ago)
this is right
surely hes going to be in his cell, between refreshing the wikipedia table of most prolific spree-killers, caclking at all the l4m0rz who are unwittingly chanting crypto-marxist hippy drivel as an ineffectual riposte to his murders
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
have we ever done a serious conversation on patriotism/nationalism/jingoism?
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
one would imagine so?
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
ya it's the rolling us elections thread i thought?
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
no it's the one that starts oi mates and ends with ilxor chums
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
tend to agree with aero (i think) about the media/cultural studies exam answer steez of 'this guy is us'. I think that focusing on the fact that this guy held certain views shared, to a greater or lesser extent, by others in society as a whole is missing the point- he's the one that felt that his views justified an irl fantasia shootfest, and as such he's in a very exclusive member's club that sure, emerged from the same society as the rest of us but can't seriously be held up as a mirror for it.
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
media/cultural studies exam answer steez
was going to use almost the exact same diss
― the late great, Friday, 27 April 2012 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
The fact that everyone has terrible thoughts does not automatically mean everyone does terrible things, nor that everyone's terrible thoughts are equivalent to everyone's terrible actions.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
ah, people take solace in shared culture, signs and symbols, "we is us" identifications of collective solidarity. there's nothing intrinsically wrong with this kid of thing, and sneering at it seems tiresome and juvenile.
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
― navihchkan (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
is that person about to catch on fire?
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-833899
cant find any more info
― navihchkan (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
the fuck
― goole, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
People are weird.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
what a shitshow
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
that monk is frowning down from nirvana like, uh no dude sorry
― goole, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think you mean from rage against the machine
― max, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
the video is just so strange
― navihchkan (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Police say the man is a Norwegian citizen in his forties with no link to the trial. They believe he acted alone. His injuries are serious, but not life threatening.
A local solicitor said she was contacted by the man just before he set fire to himself.
He smelt of paraffin and wanted to hand in some of his papers relating to the social services and unemployment.
― navihchkan (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh, max
― goole, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
sick burn, max
― navihchkan (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
nakhchivan on fire
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 23:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
ah sorry that was no match for your joke
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 23:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
"How can I get down to Sidcup in these shoes?"
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 May 2012 11:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
However, in 1999 at the age of 20, Breivik, suddenly underwent an operation to make his nose look "more Aryan".
But this detail did not surprise his group of friends, who merely teased their friend, who was also known for using powdered make-up, for his vanity.
Breivik, who has claimed to be on a "crusade" against multiculturalism and a pending "Muslim invasion" of Norway and Europe, has meanwhile insisted that his nose was broken when he was attacked by a Pakistani, but none of the friends he claims were there at the time say they recall the event.
According to the witness who is a fireman, Breivik was "a bit special" at this time, with very personal clothing choices, including wearing sunglasses when he went out to bars at night.
― too cool graham rix listening to neu (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
So he could, so he could, keep track of visions in his mind.
― Brony! Broni! Broné! (Phil D.), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
Sane. Obviously... not that I'm an expert, but come on
― Hello, Good Evening and Expenses (Tom D.), Friday, 24 August 2012 10:22 (9 months ago) Permalink