All the World is a Myth: “We are still living in the Roman Empire…There is still a Colosseum and a Circus Maximus. There are still gladiators and slaves, there are still heroes and tyrants, and how exactly are we to know the difference?” Approach That Which Could Destroy You: “You have to approach that which…
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๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค: Reduced to the Essence of Their Own Geometries; Metaphorical Sparks; Overwhelming Passion
Austin, TX: “What Austin does have is a lot of smart white people.” Ballard’s Sextet: “…mannequins are human beings from whom all transitional time has been eroded, they have been reduced to the essence of their own geometries.” Batshit Crazy America: ”ย It is the way ofย Homo sapiens that moral codes derive generally from the supervision…
โ โ WEEKEND LINKS โ โ: Imitative Passion; Debasement; Mob Rule; Wolves
12 Things I Learned from Rene Girard: “By desiring the same thing as our neighbor, we are drawn into inevitable conflict. Mimetic desire turns into mimetic rivalryโin everything from love to war. Thatโs the reason for the injunction against ‘coveting your neighborโs wife.’ Girard claims this is emblematic of how mimetic impulses destroy a community….