In ancient times, people worshipped gods. In modern America, we worship bureaucracies. We pray to the DMV, we tithe to the IRS, and we martyr ourselves every time we call Comcast.
I’m Orthodox, so I treat Torah as sacred. But Frontline treats bureaucratic procedure like it’s Matan Torah at Mount Sinai. Bro, this isn’t divine revelation—it’s just the CDC updating their PowerPoint.
News isn’t there to tell you what’s true. It tells you what someone with a badge believes is true. That’s not reporting, that’s being a court stenographer with better lighting.
Ernest Becker said heroism is about transcending death. In LA, that means getting verified on Instagram before you OD.
You ever try arguing with someone from a different hero system? You’re quoting data, and they’re quoting moral absolutes. You’re in a chess match, and they’re in a holy war. It’s like arguing property rights with the Taliban.
The technocrats want to rule by expertise, but they forgot to check if their models actually work. Democracy 3.0 is like saying, we’re not going to vote anymore—we’ll just ask the guy with the spreadsheet and the nasal voice.
In America, the only thing more sacred than the Constitution is Beyoncé’s halftime performance. We say we want liberty, but we line up for TikTok like it's communion.
Different parts of America sacralize different things. The left sacralizes victimhood. The right sacralizes the Founding Fathers. And I sacralize Shabbos invitations from rich families with daughters in their early 30s.
