Left Right: Hemsipheres, Symbols, and Madness
Okay, I haven't blogged here for a while and there's a lot to cover. First, I have a new "Tond" novel and a short story coming out soon, the latter in an anthology. More on that later. Second, I'm going to propose a (new?) political theory; and of course, post about a book. Third, I'll see how all of those things relate to each other. Lets get started. The Political Theory: Interpretations of Symbols So here’s my idea. Liberal (“libtard”) and Conservative (“conservatard”) are not only political; they represent entirely different ways of thinking and even perceiving the world. That they are different ways of thinking is maybe not news, but that they are different ways of perceiving the world may be. I don’t know the origin of these different ways of thinking. It doesn’t seem to be from different forms of education: I’ve seen roughly 50/50 splits in classes where I teach, where everybody supposedly has been educated in the same way. It seems to stem from earli...