[FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas

Tue Aug 31 21:19:30 EDT 2021

Geez, Dave.  You're skeered of little old ME?   

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 6:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas

I reacted to the comic with the mental observation that, to me,
conservatives seem heaven bent on telling people what they cannot do or
think; while liberals are hell bent to telling you what you must do and
think. (If you don't do as they say you are, at minimum, stupid or, more
likely, evil and subject to punishment (even if that is just shaming and
ostracism.)

And I am terrified of liberals (progressives, democrats) because, at the
moment, they have the power of government enforcement of their diktats.

davew

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Jon Zingale wrote:

Thank you, Glen and Frank. Seeing the image, and whether authoritarian or
not, I couldn't help but relate. There have probably (right or wrong) been a
number of times in the last month where the very same narrative ran through
my mind while in line for coffee or groceries or whatever. I appreciate that
the comic said nothing of vaccination, whether those in the crowd were or
were not. I guess I read the comic as being an individual's feelings "in the
moment", regardless of whether the causes are low-blood sugar or
post-lockdown social anxiety or the sense that there is a breach of social
contract or ...

What I like about the comic is that it could be a great way to poll the
country (a'la one of those New Yorker comic contests we sometimes talk about
on vFriam). We could produce a second comic with a person without a mask
surrounded by masked individuals. Then with thought bubbles cleared, hand
both images to people and ask them to fill in the bubbles for both comics. I
can imagine that collecting the comics at the end would give a richer
picture of the kinds of thoughts and feelings people actually have than the
strangely averaged forms I often receive.

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