Watch now | Meme maven and culture commentator Aidan Walker returns to the WOODRUFF cast to help diagnose the US's latest eruption of political violence.
I live a few miles from where it happened and got a text from my husband within minutes of the shot. It shook me to the core - I knew this was not good for any of us, at least in the short term. The Sun was conjunct the South Node (3’ applying) at the very moment, between eclipses. This one shook EVERYTHING - not about him, his views, or anything. Incidentally his memorial is on the 20th at 11am in Glendale, AZ. - a few hours before the solar eclipse. This feels like a BIG tipping point (and hasn’t the whole rhetoric ramped up since???)- and our Governor is a dweeb lol. I am early Gen X but my kids are Gen Z - meme culture.
I live a few miles from where it happened and got a text from my husband within minutes of the shot. It shook me to the core - I knew this was not good for any of us, at least in the short term. The Sun was conjunct the South Node (3’ applying) at the very moment, between eclipses. This one shook EVERYTHING - not about him, his views, or anything. Incidentally his memorial is on the 20th at 11am in Glendale, AZ. - a few hours before the solar eclipse. This feels like a BIG tipping point (and hasn’t the whole rhetoric ramped up since???)- and our Governor is a dweeb lol. I am early Gen X but my kids are Gen Z - meme culture.
Dear Frederick and Aiden--thank you for your very informative discussion. My takeaway is that every generation has its own form of communication and the meme is a symbol system that grew along with the tech of social media. As an "old," I do a search when I encounter a new phrase or word so I can attempt to understand the youngs and their concerns. What I now find most concerning is the tech bros and their opaque algorithm that is designed to gin up anger and hate in the service of $$$. We all see a different feed, so how are we ever going to unite? Even people who are the same age, with the multitude of content do you get FOMO? In the 1960-1970s, we all heard the same music and saw the same tv and movies. Anyway, I hear a thoughtful young man like Aiden, and feel reassured. We are going to be fine ♥️
To paraphrase Lord Of The Rings - We wish we didn't have to be in the middle of these times. All we can do is decide what to do with these times.
I like what Aiden said about how we're still living our lives in the middle of the chaos. My life has always been chaos so it doesn't feel like so much more to me. Maybe that comes from being born at a chaotic time. 1968 was pretty chaotic from what I've read.
Maybe it's all just another turn of the wheel. I'm a believer in cycles, and maybe that's where my faith comes from. No matter how bad things get, they'll eventually get better.
I'm also thinking of the Yin Yang and how they each hold part of the other. Like what you said about blurring of polarities.
It goes back to the Bardo and by trying to grasp something you lose it.
The suppression of free speech should alarm Americans but things are evolving as Frederick explains. Death is the only thing dictators fear. There is no rule of law.
Imagine if Pete Buttigieg was assassinated and what Donaldae Trumpescu and his cabal would say. The shooter would be hailed as a hero and get a parade. Achtung Amerikaner!
I live a few miles from where it happened and got a text from my husband within minutes of the shot. It shook me to the core - I knew this was not good for any of us, at least in the short term. The Sun was conjunct the South Node (3’ applying) at the very moment, between eclipses. This one shook EVERYTHING - not about him, his views, or anything. Incidentally his memorial is on the 20th at 11am in Glendale, AZ. - a few hours before the solar eclipse. This feels like a BIG tipping point (and hasn’t the whole rhetoric ramped up since???)- and our Governor is a dweeb lol. I am early Gen X but my kids are Gen Z - meme culture.
I meant to post this as a comment to the interview lol
I live a few miles from where it happened and got a text from my husband within minutes of the shot. It shook me to the core - I knew this was not good for any of us, at least in the short term. The Sun was conjunct the South Node (3’ applying) at the very moment, between eclipses. This one shook EVERYTHING - not about him, his views, or anything. Incidentally his memorial is on the 20th at 11am in Glendale, AZ. - a few hours before the solar eclipse. This feels like a BIG tipping point (and hasn’t the whole rhetoric ramped up since???)- and our Governor is a dweeb lol. I am early Gen X but my kids are Gen Z - meme culture.
Dear Frederick and Aiden--thank you for your very informative discussion. My takeaway is that every generation has its own form of communication and the meme is a symbol system that grew along with the tech of social media. As an "old," I do a search when I encounter a new phrase or word so I can attempt to understand the youngs and their concerns. What I now find most concerning is the tech bros and their opaque algorithm that is designed to gin up anger and hate in the service of $$$. We all see a different feed, so how are we ever going to unite? Even people who are the same age, with the multitude of content do you get FOMO? In the 1960-1970s, we all heard the same music and saw the same tv and movies. Anyway, I hear a thoughtful young man like Aiden, and feel reassured. We are going to be fine ♥️
To paraphrase Lord Of The Rings - We wish we didn't have to be in the middle of these times. All we can do is decide what to do with these times.
I like what Aiden said about how we're still living our lives in the middle of the chaos. My life has always been chaos so it doesn't feel like so much more to me. Maybe that comes from being born at a chaotic time. 1968 was pretty chaotic from what I've read.
Maybe it's all just another turn of the wheel. I'm a believer in cycles, and maybe that's where my faith comes from. No matter how bad things get, they'll eventually get better.
I'm also thinking of the Yin Yang and how they each hold part of the other. Like what you said about blurring of polarities.
It goes back to the Bardo and by trying to grasp something you lose it.
Thanks as always for firing my synapses! 💌
The suppression of free speech should alarm Americans but things are evolving as Frederick explains. Death is the only thing dictators fear. There is no rule of law.
Imagine if Pete Buttigieg was assassinated and what Donaldae Trumpescu and his cabal would say. The shooter would be hailed as a hero and get a parade. Achtung Amerikaner!