I often find myself coming back to irony - how destructive it can be, how much room it has come to occupy in our minds, postures, and culture, and its role in making us more susceptible to propaganda. We have become quite convinced that ironic detachment provides us with some neutrality; objectivity, and even a sense of superiority.
The safest state is i…
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