Tag Archives: critical theory

The Woke Mob

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Following on October’s story about Coinbase, and yesterday’s about Basecamp, here’s one that doesn’t involve someone with “base” in the name – but since they are anonymous, who really knows? Then a few years ago we noticed a tone shift … Continue reading →

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Wokeness and intersectionality

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I have a huge respect for writer, producer, creator and showrunner Russell T. Davies, but that doesn’t mean I can’t see where he goes wrong: I’m not being woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I cast someone … Continue reading →

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How about, no?

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Got this headline in one of the major national newspapers: “Guide for the white, heterosexual, cisgender man: How to become woke” Yeah, no thanks. I don’t actually think becoming a misogynist racist is a good idea, at all. I prefer … Continue reading →

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Motte and bailey fallacy

Posted on Aug 16, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

So today I finally learned that it had a common and dishonest discussion tactic had a name, a motte and bailey fallacy: The motte-and-bailey fallacy (named after the motte-and-bailey castle) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy where … Continue reading →

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2+2=4 and why we were wrong about orwellian societies

Posted on Aug 8, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Following up on the incredulous attempts to prove that 2+2=4 might not be true, I have now concluded that we were wrong about what to fear from George Orwell’s “1984“. It was not all pervasive surveillance – though that is … Continue reading →

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Technology or myth

Posted on Jul 14, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I think it is correct that there are two fundamental ways of thinking; technological and mythological. Humans tend to naturally lean towards the mythological way of thinking while the liberal mindset leans towards the technological. Mythological is the intuitive and … Continue reading →

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