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A.R. Moxon

@JuliusGoat

5 Dec

No.

nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opi…

People who do shameful things should be ashamed, and if they aren’t, then others should shame them, to give them a chance to learn the rudimentary difference between right and wrong they should have mastered by age three.

This is a society. Other people exist.

Enablement of abusive behavior isn’t morality. It’s abuse.

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A.R. Moxon

@JuliusGoat

4 Dec

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is, in my opinion, very good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½

https://twitter.com/pintsizedMB/status/1334852420992606208?s=20

I still put PULP FICTION higher (and maybe RESERVOIR DOGS? needs a rewatch) but this is the one where almost every Tarantino outré impulse works like crazy for me.

https://twitter.com/pintsizedMB/status/1334852420992606208?s=20

There are at least 3 different registers happening simultaneously ranging from Hollywoodish realism to modern expressionistic Shoshanna parts to Brad Pitt's broad cartoon all filtered through exploitation film and it s/b a total mess (and for some it is) but for me it just slays.

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A.R. Moxon

@JuliusGoat

4 Dec

https://twitter.com/JuliusGoat/status/1097119860834926592

People have wondered why I have spent 3 days mostly pushing back on this idea that "defund the police" is bad marketing.

The reason is, it's an example of this magic trick, the oldest trick in the book.

It's a competition between what I call compass statements. And it matters.

https://twitter.com/JuliusGoat/status/1097119860834926592

There are a lot of people who think "defund the police" is a bad slogan.

But it's a directional intention. A compass statement.

The real effect of calling it a bad slogan, whether or not intentional (but usually intentional), is to reduce a compass statement down to a slogan.

Whenever there is a real problem and a clear solution, there will be people who benefit from the problem and therefore oppose the solution in a variety of ways.

And this is true of any real problem, not just the problem of lawless militarized white supremacist police.

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A.R. Moxon

@JuliusGoat

3 Dec

By the way, when it comes to police, a world with no police is a world so well-balanced and free of strife that peace keeps itself.

A world without police should be our ultimate goal, and our failure to make it our ultimate goal is a big part of why police are a problem.

By the way, when it comes to borders, a world with open borders is a world in which all nations have such good relationships that walls and guards are unnecessary.

A world with open borders should be our ultimate goal, and our failure to make it our ultimate goal is our failing.

By the way, when it comes to prisons, a world without prisons is a world in which crime has no incentive, and therefore punishment has no context.

A world without prisons should be our ultimate goal, and our failure to make it our ultimate goal is our failing.

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A.R. Moxon

@JuliusGoat

3 Dec

Don’t use the slogan “votes for women,” it turns off voters we need in order to win.

“We Shall Overcome” is too inaccurate. Don’t say it. It could mean anything. What *policy* is it advocating?

People, “abolish slavery” doesn’t actually mean ABOLISH slavery, which is impractical and undesirable. It just means slavery REFORM, so say that. We need those suburban pro-slavery votes ... unless you don’t WANT more humane slavery??

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