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Comment author: Lumifer 09 January 2014 03:19:20AM *  2 points [-]

OK. Let me try to sort this out.

We start with a base. You are saying this is the mainstream US which you understand to be conservative. So, level 0 -- US conservatives -- mainstream.

Level 1 is the Cathedral which is contrarian to level 0 and which is US liberals or progressives.

Level 2 are the neo-reactionaries who are contrarian to level 1 (Cathedral)

Level 3 is Yvain's FAQ which is contrarian to level 2 (Reactionaries).

So we are basically stacking levels where each level is explicitly opposed to the previous one and, obviously, all even layers are sympathetic to each other, as are all odd layers (I find the "meta-" terminology confusing since this word means other things to me, probably "anti-" would be better).

And what you want more of is level 1 stuff -- basically left-liberal critique of whatever stands in the way of progress, preferably on steroids.

Do I understand you right?

EDIT: LOL, you simplified your post right along the lines I was extracting out of it...

Comment author: Ishaan 09 January 2014 03:43:58AM *  1 point [-]

Ah, sorry for the real time simplification! I realized I was writing spaghetti as soon as I looked it over.

Comment author: Lumifer 09 January 2014 04:26:27AM 3 points [-]

Not a problem, untangling spaghetti (in limited amounts) is fun.