The most quietly devastating joke in the entire diversity regime is the one nobody is allowed to laugh at: the moment the third-world migrant steps off the plane and into the first world, he reveals with merciless clarity that he possesses no culture at all. Not “a different culture.” Not “an alternative tradition.” Nothing. The…
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Theft by Individualism
In the city, there were two ways to get electricity. One was the government’s: official, clunky, always breaking down, but built on the dim hope of something better someday. The other was the people’s: a tangle of stolen wires, hooks, and half-baked cleverness that kept the lights flickering just long enough to fool everyone into…
Garbage Time
People talk about “garbage time” in basketball. The last couple minutes of a blowout, where the starters are sitting on the bench with warm towels, and the coach is sending in guys whose mothers don’t even recognize them on the court. And the points don’t matter. The game’s already decided. It’s not history, it’s bookkeeping….