Taking in some rapey savage from a remote tribe that despises our civilization and does everything to undermine it, investing him with rights that we conceptualized and defended and that are the same rights this savage doesn't recognize within his own t…  | By Clarissa on August 26, 2024 | Taking in some rapey savage from a remote tribe that despises our civilization and does everything to undermine it, investing him with rights that we conceptualized and defended and that are the same rights this savage doesn't recognize within his own tribe, and then tying ourselves in knots to respect the savage's possession of these rights no matter what the cost to ourselves is a ridiculous, self-sabotaging pastime with no value. Yes, I'm talking about Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram. But it's not just him. It's the principle of the thing. It often looks like we are scouring the world in search of ululating barbarians to drag over and then defend them in spite of everything they do to show how much they despise us. It's some sort of a weird masochism where we most love those who want us to die. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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