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JD Cowan #fundie kairospublications.com

[On fantasy fiction with sympathetic demons as characters]

From my experience, when the Japanese do it they are translating their race of Oni/Youkai as another race of beings since they do not have the understanding of what demons are (Just as their version of God is usually just a guy who happens to have powers and can therefore be replaced) so I don't tend to take their stories to being about redemption for demons to begin with. They are never treated as demons truly are to begin with, but, unlike westerners, they also aren't doing it for the same reason. They see youkai as no different from dwarfs or elves.

Westerners, however, don't have any excuse for their swill. There has never been a story with an outright demon as a good guy that wasn't complete garbage (Milton is not the same thing, we all know what he was doing) because it always involves overturning Good and Evil in ways that turn the story into an incoherent mess. If you want to create an "evil race" of beings and have them be redeemed, you CAN do that; they just can't be demons, because that isn't what demons are to begin with.

Brian Niemeier #fundie #conspiracy kairospublications.com

Last time, we covered how American parents have been trained like lab rats to assume that animation is a juvenile art form. That misperception isn't just a harmless error; it’s cultural deformity. No serious civilization treats its mythic traditions as disposable commodities. But Disney conditioned Americans to do just that, and the results have been catastrophic.

Most people think of Walt Disney as a harmless showman; a P.T. Barnum of cartoons with a castle instead of a circus tent. In reality, he was more like a cultural conquistador. Uncle Walt didn't just make movies, he replaced longstanding stories.

You can see the bait and switch in real time. Ask a child—or an adult, for that matter—to describe the main plot and themes of The Little Mermaid. You won’t hear a word about Hans Christian Andersen’s deep Christian allegory or its tragic ending. You’ll get a pitch for Disney’s 1989 cartoon musical, complete with talking crabs and a happy ending. And you’ll see an iconic tale’s total replacement with a corporate artifact. Nor was that usurpation an accident. It was Disney’s business model.

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In other words, he turned myth into self-help gruel. This cultural strip mining has had consequences. When you hollow out your folklore, you gut your civilizational immune system. Because stories are how a people pass on their values; how they teach the next generation to endure, strive, and build. So if your mythology is reduced to stuffed animals parroting ad pitches, you get a society incapable of defending itself. That, by the way, is why supposed culture warriors browbeating you with the hackneyed line that fiction is worthless while insisting that art isn’t real aren’t just wrong; they’re fifth columnists.

It wasn’t always this way. In a Christian culture, children were initiated into the moral order through tales that acknowledged suffering, death, and divine justice.

Brian Niemeier #crackpot #sexist #conspiracy kairospublications.com

A central appeal of anime for many male fans lies in its depiction of women. Anime heroines frequently adhere to traditional beauty standards and embody traits like gentleness, kindness, and loyalty. These characters are designed to be visually and emotionally captivating, with exaggerated features such as large, expressive eyes and delicate proportions that cater to long-standing cultural ideals of beauty.In contrast, modern Western norms often celebrate traits that deviate from these traditional standards. Media and pop culture emphasize empowerment, independence, and assertiveness for women, which can alienate men seeking relationships that reflect more natural dynamics.For certain men, anime provides a safe harbor for engaging with representations of femininity that better align with male preferences, free from the complexities of real-life interactions. This growing preference could be driving them away from forming real-world relationships.

The decline in marriage and birthrates may be linked to this escapism. While it’s simplistic to blame anime alone, its role as a cultural phenomenon that offers an alternative to real-life relationships cannot be ignored.Consider that Japan, the birthplace of anime, has one of the world’s lowest birthrates. The West, too, is seeing a decline, particularly among younger generations who are less likely to marry and have children compared to their predecessors.

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So as the West continues to embrace anime, it’s worth reflecting on how cultural phenomena shape personal choices—and what the anime girl depopulation psyop may mean for the future of civilization.