Nerd Church - 5 Things I Learned From Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff (Without Reading a Word)

'Oh scream, America, scream. Believe what you see. From Heroes and Cons.'

We are in the middle of the 21st Century Breakdown.

Unfortunately, I don't think Green Day meant their apocalyptic concept-album to be an instruction manual. *laughs slightly hysterically*

This week, I mentally put into perspective just how f**ked up the 21st Century is.

And it was thanks to Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff. And, like most people, I haven't even read it.

(This post is going to be quite bitter and cynical, but bear with me! I'll try to lighten things with gifs, and I promise there'll be positivity and optimism at the end!!! 😊)

...hopefully you'll want to.

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Here are 5 things Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff has taught me (without reading a word):

1. I can no longer trust my sense of reality

I legitimately couldn't tell a lot of the spoof excerpts and images of Fire and Fury from the real ones.

At this point, Trump demanding a gorilla channel seems completely plausible to me.

(Can you honestly tell me whether that's parody or truth? CAN YOU?!?!)

That it what the 21st Century - and 2016 and 2017 in particular - have done to me! And I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Hell, I'm not even the only one who had problems figuring out the gorilla channel thing.

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Related Reading: Nerd Church - The Age of Media

2. If you've got the privilege, you can get away with anything

We're not surprised by any of this stuff any more. Yet he's STILL IN THE WHITEHOUSE.

He's white, male, allocishet, and filthy stinking rich.

He also has the money and the power to literally make any problem go away. And if that doesn't scare you, it f**king should.

Honestly? Scrooge McDuck would actually make a better US president... he's probably more qualified too.

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3. It's only censorship if you lose the shouting match

It's strange how often the label of censorship is thrown at people when they criticise something that's racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted - but if the right-wing seeks to ban, silence, and/or intimidate it's way into victory... somehow that's not?

The only thing I can figure is this - the right-wing shout loudest and longest. (With varying results.)

This is to hide the fact that their claims and/or taunts have no substance, but the effect remains the same: they're the ones who get themselves heard most easily.

I don't know Patrick, just be glad they've crawled back under their rock

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Related Reading: #BannedBooksWeek | Nerd Church - On Censorship

4. Words have power

I think this book has proved that, hasn't it?

Look at what it's done - the debate it's caused all over the world, the millions of words that it's spawned in turn!

Words are the original viral meme. Books still count. Both still have the power to change the world.

5. People will find a way to speak out

Trump's attempted ban of Fire and Fury didn't work. It found its way out into the world. And the truth always will.

People will always speak out when things aren't right - when they're unjust, bigoted, and otherwise just plain wrong. I'm doing it right now - in my own, small, way.

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So, my dearest nerdlets, keep speaking out. Don't put yourselves in danger, but don't shirk from doing your bit.

And let me let you in on a secret: if you're able to live your life in a positive and honest way, then we're winning.


If you're queer, a person of colour, disabled - or any other marginalisation - every single moment of happiness and progress you snatch is one that is NOT THEIRS.

Even if you're the most privileged person on the planet, every moment you work on bringing justice and happiness to others is NOT THEIRS.

It's a win. Every single little itty-bitty moment... and isn't that just fantastic?! 😍







We can do this, ok? Don't let the b*****ds tell you otherwise.





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Related Reading:

• Nerd Church - The Age of Media

• #BannedBooksWeek | Nerd Church - On Censorship

• Nerd Church - Wars of Words