Interesting Links for 13-11-2020

[andrewducker]

There's Something Super Weird About Netflix Anime

(tags:Netflix anime )

How did "Defund the police" stop meaning "Defund the police"? - Why mainstream progressives have a strong incentive to 'sanewash' hard leftist positions.

(tags:police politics USA )

Alcohol ban introduced on Scotland's railway

(tags:Scotland railways alcohol )

Mapping the connections between Tory politicians and companies being awarded government contracts during the pandemic

(tags:conservatives corruption visualisation )

Not Too Scary, Not Too Tame: Horror Experiences Need To Hit A "Sweet Spot" To Be Enjoyable

(tags:fear fun horror scary psychology )

Louisville Metro Police concealed at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of Explorer Scouts by two officers — then lied to keep the files from the public

(tags:police abuse USA OhForFucksSake )

Government refuses to guarantee COVID vaccine supplies won't be impacted by 'Brexit disruption'

(tags:UK pandemic vaccine Europe Doom )

New invention helps people sober up by exhaling alcohol

(tags:alcohol )

Comments

Sanewashing

[anna_wing]

That post describes the dynamic with great clarity. This is why a lot of US-based "progressive" positions play so poorly when they touch other cultures, (including other US cultures). No-one responds well to being told implicitly or explicitly, "if you don't agree with me, you are evil and hate me (and should feel guilty and abase yourself before me)". Whereas at least some people may be willing to listen to a rational argument, even if it is based upon premises with which they disagree.

I recall seeing "Defund the police" come up at the time, in another country's local context, where the socio-cultural dynamic was quite different, and it was (a) got both laughed at and strongly criticised even within that part of the political spectrum.

Re: Sanewashing

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. Countries which don't arm their police forces with old military hardware and do regulate them well will have no time for it.

Re: Sanewashing

[anna_wing]

The criticism was along the lines of (a) what country do you think you're in? and (b) why are you copying the Americans blindly?

And since the internet does not forget, anything else that they support will forever be vulnerable to the response, "oh yeah X, that was the one who wanted to abolish the police, right? ha ha ha."