Exactly. The photonegative of a bad political philosophy still has the outline of that philosophy (one of my mentors, who clearly grew up in an era before digital photography, used to use that example a lot).
Also, about that “Polish winged bronies” bit – its true the Polish gentry are nobody to defend, but there is in certain sectors of the online left a sort of obnoxious dismissiveness bordering on racism of Polish history and culture, and this seems symptomatic of it. And I say that as someone with no connection to Poland whatsoever. It’s true that right-wing Polish-Americans are some of the most obnoxious people you will ever meet, and that the Polish government itself daily sets new records in the field of batshit insane anticommunism, but Polish history and identity can’t be reduced to Lech Walesa and Soladarnosc. Or to that one weird college friend whose sole online presence is pictures of her in traditional folk costume, with long rants (in English) about how the Evil Russians took her grandmother’s cow back in 1945.
That’s a great analogy for it, I can’t really think of a good modern replacement for that (and I am old enough to remember darkrooms and photo negatives thankfully)
That “Polish winged bronies” guy is very, very sus. “Socialism with nordic characteristics” sounds at best lib-left and at worst full on white supremacist. Could easily be admiring the Ottomans for their “superiority” to the untermensch in Poland. It must be unfortunate for Polish historians, having their field of study constantly just broken down to “Winged Hussars lol” every time.
A little “interesting” too that the guy agreeing with Nordic Socialist has “Austrian Marxist” as his flair. (Protip: you can safely ignore pretty much any type of politics that has “Austrian” attached to it).
This is what happens when you base your understanding of history entirely on taking the opposite stance on everything that white supremacists do.
Not always a terrible initial thought, but it very much falls into the “Hitler breathed air, therefore breathing air is bad” fallacy.
Exactly. The photonegative of a bad political philosophy still has the outline of that philosophy (one of my mentors, who clearly grew up in an era before digital photography, used to use that example a lot).
Also, about that “Polish winged bronies” bit – its true the Polish gentry are nobody to defend, but there is in certain sectors of the online left a sort of obnoxious dismissiveness bordering on racism of Polish history and culture, and this seems symptomatic of it. And I say that as someone with no connection to Poland whatsoever. It’s true that right-wing Polish-Americans are some of the most obnoxious people you will ever meet, and that the Polish government itself daily sets new records in the field of batshit insane anticommunism, but Polish history and identity can’t be reduced to Lech Walesa and Soladarnosc. Or to that one weird college friend whose sole online presence is pictures of her in traditional folk costume, with long rants (in English) about how the Evil Russians took her grandmother’s cow back in 1945.
That’s a great analogy for it, I can’t really think of a good modern replacement for that (and I am old enough to remember darkrooms and photo negatives thankfully)
That “Polish winged bronies” guy is very, very sus. “Socialism with nordic characteristics” sounds at best lib-left and at worst full on white supremacist. Could easily be admiring the Ottomans for their “superiority” to the untermensch in Poland. It must be unfortunate for Polish historians, having their field of study constantly just broken down to “Winged Hussars lol” every time.
A little “interesting” too that the guy agreeing with Nordic Socialist has “Austrian Marxist” as his flair. (Protip: you can safely ignore pretty much any type of politics that has “Austrian” attached to it).
Austria is just Germany without the nice beer and sausages, they’ve got nothing.