Rialian ( Bluesky/DW)
@rialian.bsky.social
Looking about for a pic, but thought this amusing for the moment.
I am on other spaces ...just decided to use this long-term nom-de-plume here.
I am on other spaces ...just decided to use this long-term nom-de-plume here.
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Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
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This is the best explainer on what Lovecraft’s elder gods actually do to your mind—they don’t instantly drive you insane, they force you to comprehend the futility of human society.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is the best explainer on what Lovecraft’s elder gods actually do to your mind—they don’t instantly drive you insane, they force you to comprehend the futility of human society.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
Oh, I forgot the other label…”Everyone Else”.
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Oh, I forgot the other label…”Everyone Else”.
They are the only ones to...A-Salt...people.
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
They are the only ones to...A-Salt...people.
White bread only, no multigrain.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
White bread only, no multigrain.
I believe their eugenics program is supposed to have bread that out.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I believe their eugenics program is supposed to have bread that out.
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sorry if i got on the stand and admitted to being hurt by a sandwich i would go into witness protection
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
sorry if i got on the stand and admitted to being hurt by a sandwich i would go into witness protection
There is rumor that his family only does shotgun weddings.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
There is rumor that his family only does shotgun weddings.
Place under examples of “Proper Couching of Context”….
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Place under examples of “Proper Couching of Context”….