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ブックマーク / www.newyorker.com (2)

  • The Flashing Warning of QAnon

    The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress. We live in strange times, and they grew stranger still in August, when the President of the United States publicly supported the fringe political ideology known as QAnon. Trump then doubled down during an interview with Laura Ingraham, on Fox News, repeating QAnon talking points, such as how “rich people” were b

    The Flashing Warning of QAnon
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    Cru 2021/03/26
    旧枢軸国からの悪い文化が米国の狂信的排外右翼を生んだと読めそうな気もしないでもない。つか、そう読む人も何%かはいるだろうなと想像
  • Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds

    In Liu Cixin’s work, civilizations engage in a Hobbesian struggle for survival.Illustration by Robert Beatty Two rival civilizations are battling for supremacy. Civilization A is stronger than Civilization B and is perceived by Civilization B as a grave threat; its position, however, is more fragile than it seems. Neither side hesitates to employ espionage, subterfuge, and surveillance, because th

    Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds
    Cru
    Cru 2020/09/27
    彼が主に自国のメディアから情報を得ている事に注意。これは多数派中国人の見解。「万歳事件」での多数派日本人がそうだったように。9.11からイラク戦争に至る多数派米国人がそうだったように
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