book burning party looks like something Discordians would do

[BabylonHoruv]

http://www.upworthy.com/burn-the-libraries-down-kidz-can-learned-stuff-on-there-oan?g=4&c=cp1


Reminds me of a few of the political facebook things.

[The Johnny]

did you see the video?

to me it seems like it was a good strategy, it saved the library ffs

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I AM REPLYING TO DIS HERE FREAD.

[Cain]

did you see the video?

to me it seems like it was a good strategy, it saved the library ffs

Risky, though.  Heightening the contradictions seems to more frequently result in the extreme event actually happening, rather than there being a backlash preventing it.

On the plus side, I now have a nice, shiny link to annoy Teabaggers with.  "You know who else threw book burning parties?" 

[BabylonHoruv]

did you see the video?

to me it seems like it was a good strategy, it saved the library ffs

I agree.  I was applauding it.

[kingyak]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true. 

[The Johnny]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

please to give example of when rational political discourse has existed

[Cain]

The US Presidential election of 1800, where noted Enlightenment philosopher and polymath Thomas Jefferson faced off against noted Enlightenment philopsopher and lawyer John Adams.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

Um.  Moving backwards:

Obama/McCain
Bush/Kerry
Bush/Gore
Clinton/Dole
Clinton/Bush
Bush/Dukakis
Reagan/Mondale
Reagan/Carter
Carter/Ford
Nixon/McGovern
Nixon/Humphrey
LBJ/Goldwater
JFK/Nixon

I still haven't hit anything rational...

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Also, when has "rational political discourse" ever been amusing...or even effective?

[The Johnny]

Does this mean that the overwhelming majority of the populace is easily manipulated by crafted messages and propaganda that play on their emotions?

OH-

NO!

PARADIGM SHIFT!

BUBBLE BROKEN!

I HAVE BEEN BLIND AND NOW I CAN SEE!

[kingyak]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

please to give example of when rational political discourse has existed

Good point. But I'm pretty sure there's a spectrum of irrationality and we're way the fuck on the wrong end of it.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

please to give example of when rational political discourse has existed

Good point. But I'm pretty sure there's a spectrum of irrationality and we're way the fuck on the wrong end of it.

That's because you aren't serious about having a good time.

[kingyak]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

please to give example of when rational political discourse has existed

Good point. But I'm pretty sure there's a spectrum of irrationality and we're way the fuck on the wrong end of it.

That's because you aren't serious about having a good time.

FNORD! 23! DISCOMBOBULATED PENIS! PINEAL GLAND!

[Insert random non-constructive hipster cynacism here]

THIS GUY!



Is that better?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I thought this was great when I first saw it, but something about it bothered me. I think it's the fact that the idea ultimately revolves around getting a bunch of uninformed slacktivist types worked up about an issue they have little or no understanding of (see also Kony). While it might be a good strategy in some specific situations (and I'm really glad they got to keep their library open), this kind of appeal to easily-outraged low-information "activists" is almost like an admission that rational political discourse is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that might be true.

please to give example of when rational political discourse has existed

Good point. But I'm pretty sure there's a spectrum of irrationality and we're way the fuck on the wrong end of it.

That's because you aren't serious about having a good time.

FNORD! 23! DISCOMBOBULATED PENIS! PINEAL GLAND!

[Insert random non-constructive hipster cynacism here]

THIS GUY!



Is that better?

Yeah, whatever.