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It is amazing how many people are ashamed of their body and how few of their minds.
(Andrzej Saramonowicz) #articulated #artificiality #illegal #visceral #striking #contemplation #figurative #sensitive #powerlessness #bizarre

A quotation from Martin, Judith:

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The charge is often made against etiquette that it is artificial. Yes, indeed, it is. Civilization is artificial. When people extoll the virtues of naturalness, honesty, informality, intimacy, and creativity — watch out. Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martin-judith/68986/

#quote #quotes #quotation #artificiality #civilization #etiquette #rules #restraint #selfcontrol

"(What’s more, Britt’s central immigrant horror story turned out to be a repurposed saga of cartel-driven sexual abuse in Guadalajara dating from the second George W. Bush administration, which she dishonestly and cynically presented as an American calamity, authored by the immigration policies of Joe Biden.)"

#KatieBritt #SOTU #PoliticalTheater #artificiality #lies
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"Throughout [Katie Britt's] remarks, her face was frozen into a ghastly cheerleader’s rictus—an effect that became especially gothic as she doted with unseemly relish on the details of alleged immigrant rape, sex-trafficking, and other mayhem."

~ Chris Lehmann

#KatieBritt #SOTU #PoliticalTheater #artificiality
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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/maga-aesthetic-trump-style/