Definitely a powerful rebuttal to the St*ncil thesis that propaganda and belief always trump material interests!

(Their sense of propriety and morality, too, as Palestine shows).

I believe one of the defining issues of our era for decades now has been a profound disconnect between the elite and the wider public, a disconnect that's getting deeper. If people believed what they were told, that disconnect over things like Israel/Palestine wouldn't be growing right now.

Not to say I disagree *entirely*; sometimes, maybe even fairly often, people do believe what they're told. But when something clearly threatens people's sense of security, well-being, and material interests, as I think "AI" did and does, no amount of propaganda can save it.

They'll take my favorite ice cream brand away over my dead plump body.

...although maybe I shouldn't judge because if I was in a position of power I would try to outlaw the sounds of eating and drinking from broadcasts.

God, it's just like Trump's bizarre hatred of wind turbines.

According to Kaldellis, you can also see the word "dogs", a common Romanoi/"Greek" slur against the Latins from the era, written above them (maybe you can see it in this image; sorry, I couldn't find a better one or one in color).

Anyway, one part I found intriguing was that in the church of Neophytos on Cyprus you can find a wall fresco depicting Jesus' betrayal by Judas. The soldiers arresting Jesus are wearing the armor of Western crusaders.

Ooh good point, and that immediately brings INLAND EMPIRE to mind.

I am wondering if there's a genealogy between them and the futurist cult Elon Musk's grandfather was part of (and which probably inspired the villains in the DOCTOR WHO episode "Robot").

I don't recall any movie or story about a cursed screenplay. The closest thing I can think of is THE KING IN YELLOW.

Oh but there are plenty of people on this site who absolutely think criticizing Dems *is* encouraging people not to vote for them.

I can relate. I had to explain Chris Chan to my mom when she was mentioned on Tucker Carlson's FOX News show.

Besides the point and not nearly as important of course but I suspect this is not helping the odds of ever getting remakes of the ULTIMA games either.