[-empyre-] immoderation in outrage

[Alan Sondheim]

It's interesting how extremity has become a norm at this point; in the 
Gorsuch nomination discussion, there's talk of using the 'nuclear option' 
- stopping Democratic filibuster. And the weather reports on the tv 
network national news almost daily will say something like "Severe weather 
in the mid-west; 40 million people at risk." The stakes keep rising; 
people are frightened.

I keep thinking about the kind of discussions - cultural and political 
theory etc. - that circle around Trump etc., and whether theory itself 
might not be bankrupt, whether something otherwise might be useful, a TAZ 
(temporary autonomous zone) of theory might replace all those overarching 
post-marxist/DG/accelerationist/etc. approaches that seem increasingly of 
limited use and vision. We're always catching up...

- Alan

On Thu, 6 Apr 2017, simon wrote:

> ----------empyre- soft-skinned space----------------------
> On 06/04/17 15:32, Alan Sondheim wrote:
>> Trump rules ending the last modicum of Net privacy
>
> Thank you, Alan, for convening this month & more's discussion. I draw 
> attention to the above because like many recent events it is outrageous.
>
> Best,
>
> Simon
>
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