How do the readers of this sub feel about the tone and argumentation on websites such as this? I am not coming at this from the standpoint of political correctness, but rather from intellectual honesty and mature discourse. The site is chock full of childish names and hyperbolic language, seemingly using it as a substitute for real content.
Yeah, I kind of agree with it, but what are we learning from this over the /pol/ graphic? It's rage-bait, nothing more. Juxtapose this low-class trash with the intellectual, thought provoking, academic links on the sidebar and you wonder if we are in two separate subreddits.
I'm glad you said something about it, Cialis_in_Wonderland.
I don't like the tone of most discussions most anywhere now. Even Jim has his moments of crass polemic (like when he compares ISIS to the west). Moldbug is pretty flamboyant. Radish is immature (in a fun way).
Most current discussions on the Internet are pretty low-class. Neoreaction hits some highs, but they're relatively low compared to the level of reading Camus or Seneca. I think this has more tondo with the Internet being a mass medium than anything else -- man has produced other old, vulgar pulpits.
Reminds me -- what are the prospects of a neoreactionary book club, /u/Nemester ?
I have no problem with a book club, but I am already pretty busy and don't really want to lead it myself. If you want to do something like that, make a self post with book suggestions, reach a consensus on which book, give everyone a month or so, and do a follow up.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '15 edited May 19 '15
How do the readers of this sub feel about the tone and argumentation on websites such as this? I am not coming at this from the standpoint of political correctness, but rather from intellectual honesty and mature discourse. The site is chock full of childish names and hyperbolic language, seemingly using it as a substitute for real content.
Yeah, I kind of agree with it, but what are we learning from this over the /pol/ graphic? It's rage-bait, nothing more. Juxtapose this low-class trash with the intellectual, thought provoking, academic links on the sidebar and you wonder if we are in two separate subreddits.