The Post-Partisan Emporium

  Cynical Overtakes Sacred, as the West Bares its True Face Simplicius One can hardly believe it anymore. The West has dropped  all pretense  of their sacred cow of ‘democracy’, used for generations as an instrument of moral superiority with which to browbeat the rest of the world. Romanian candidate Calin Georgescu larruped his opponent in the first round of presidential elections, only for the entire result to be ‘nullified’ by a Romanian court, absurdly citing “Russian interference on TikTok”—with no real evidence. ( See here for a deep dive on said ‘evidence’. ) A few context-setting reactions: On top of that, current Romanian president Klaus Iohannis—taking a page out of Zelensky’s playbook—has declared he will illegally stay past his term’s constitutional deadline to absolutely no outrage, calls to action, or even criticism from his Western partners: As the West finally unravels, we are witness to a veritable  string  of shocking perversions of the so-call...

 Another point of view... WORLD WAR THREE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE Mass hysteria and the end of the New World Order Frank Wright The “ Four Horsemen ” of Atheism, reprising another mass cultural product. Etc. Today I go on about why we are not all going to die in a massive war,  and what is likely to happen before we all pop our clogs anyway. I am on about  the production of mass culture and its effects  here, with reference to the  present crisis and the near future  beyond it. IN BRIEF There is not going to be a nuclear war in Europe. There are good reasons for this, and I have explained them here. Click the image. Yes, I know. I don’t get to write the headlines. If you read this I explain the danger and where it is coming from and why this is not going to kick off. It makes me unpopular to say so,  but we are not all doomed. Today I will explain how the end of the world is a useful concept - aside from being weapons-grade clickbait. It is now being used ...