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Book Review: Fussell on Class

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136 points DaoIsTheWay | 2 comments | 05 Mar 21 02:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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held09218[dead post] ◴[05 Mar 21 14:45 UTC] No.26357356[source]▶
Some people hide their true intentions behind an avalanche of words that sound smart. Scott Alexander is one. He is a pseudointellectual.

Recently, some of his emails were leaked that show he is horrifyingly racist [1].

[1] https://twitter.com/ArsonAtDennys/status/1362153191102677001

Backup of the original source who deleted their tweets due to threats/harassment: https://web.archive.org/web/20210217195335/https://twitter.c...

More info and discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/lm36nk/old_scott...

1. dnissley ◴[05 Mar 21 15:55 UTC] No.26358209[source]▶
Can you explain why the emails make him horrifyingly racist? It didn't come off that way to me.
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2. zozbot234 ◴[05 Mar 21 16:12 UTC] No.26358427[source]▶
The original poster is clearly annoyed by Scott's interest in neoreaction, perhaps even more than by his supposed racism. Never mind that one of the most popular schools of thought in present-day Chinese politics, viz. the "New Confucians", might be quite properly described as Neoreaction With Chinese Characteristics - and that this alone means that understanding it is hugely important; many people will still regard any interest in these ideas as anathema.