A new episode of Open Book is now out: How Social Media Captured American Politics I Elle Reeve @elspethreeve
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Timestamps
(0:00) Elle Reeve Introduction
(1:43) The problems social media is causing
(5:29) How did Elle Reeve come to research the far-right?
(7:17) Violent behavior from social media
(9:15) State sponsorship on social media
(11:10) Is Andrew Tate dangerous?
(12:15) 4chan vs 8chan
(14:00) Brief the president of the United States
(15:55) Risks of being a journalist in the world today
(17:48) The most shocking revelation in Elle Reeve's reporting
(20:04) What is the "The Black Pill"?
(21:47) Anthony's experience working for Trump in 2016
(24:00) Five Words
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[[ Prologue #3 ]]
The Seven Compatriots 七人の仲間
- Part 1 of 3 -
"... “here; you aim for divinity,” mico murmured to Hiruko.
「ここデあなたハ神を目指すのダ」とヒルコにmicoは呟いた。 ..."
The two stood with the tower gate behind them, and before them spread a vast land and a shining sun. If one listened closely, the distant sounds of birds and beasts could be heard. Gunshots, bombs, screams, and the cries of a world in decay no longer sounded.
This was the Garden that Hiruko had spent his life on, inheriting the will of his parents and fulfilling their wishes. Step after step, Hiruko strolled through the land he had crafted till dusk fell. A rich expanse, a clear sky, and sunlight shone upon him like blessings. Neither black rain, nor the stench of gunpowder tainted this world.
楼門を背に立つ二人の前には、広い大地と太陽があった。耳をすませば、遠く鳥獣の声が聞こえる。銃声、爆撃、悲鳴、壊れゆく世界の叫びはここには聞こえない。父母の意志を受け継ぎ、ヒルコが半生をかけ願い続けた世界、Garden。
自ら作ったこの世界を、一歩、一歩、と踏みしめながら、ヒルコは夕暮れまで大地を散策した。豊かな大地と澄み渡る空、祝福の日差し。黒い雨も薬莢の臭いもない世界。
As the sun set they entered a plain, and in the plain was a perfect giant circle marked out on the ground. The circle, about 100 meters in diameter, was demarcated by sturdy ropes. In the middle of that circle, mico performed a ritual.
“this is the arena. here; you must fight. with; trusted companions. invite them to the Garden," mico whispered.
The energy of the Garden is sustained through the ‘DenDekaDuels’, a sacred ritual and battle in the arena. The energy generated in DenDekaDuels is channeled into a wish for abundant harvests of the five grains, allowing this world to prosper. The victor is bestowed with a mysterious power, drawing closer to the divine, mico further explained to Hiruko.
Beneath the crimson-stained sky of twilight, mico gracefully danced in the middle of the arena. For a flash, the arena's ropes emitted a powerful light, and from the heavens, the rhythmic beat of taiko drums echoed: 'Tontotontonton, Tontotontonton, Tontotontonton...'
日が暮れる頃平野に出ると、micoは地面に描かれた巨大な正円の中央で儀式を行っていた。直径100mほどもあろう正円は、強固なしめ縄によって形作られていた。
「これハ土俵。ここであなたハ戦わなければならナイ。信頼する仲間ト。Gardenに招きなさイ」とmicoは呟いた。
Gardenのエネルギーは、土俵での戦い「電殿神戦」という神事・決闘によって賄われること、電殿神戦で発生するエネルギーは五穀豊穣の願いとして変換され、この世界は発展していくこと、そして勝者は不思議な力を授かり神へと近づいていくことを、micoはヒルコに説明した。
夕暮れ赤く染まる空の下、micoは土俵の中央で軽やかな舞いを舞うと、土俵の縄は一瞬、強烈な光を放ち、空から「トントトントントン、トントトントントン、トントトントントン……」と太鼓の音が鳴り響いた。
“here; is a sacred realm. for those; aspiring for divinity. the victor; in DenDekaDuels becomes a god, and their desires will be fulfilled.”
----- These were the words we heard when we were reincarnated.
Hiruko had only one desire - to create a world without war, where everyone could live and laugh. The real world teetered on the brink of destruction, and he had no room for doubt.
「此処ハ、神を目指ス 神聖なる世界。 電殿神戦を制した者ハ、 神となり願いを叶えることができル。」
-----私たちが転生した時にも聞いた言葉だ。
ヒルコの願いは一つ、戦争のない皆が笑って暮らせる世界をつくること。現実世界は壊れようとしている。彼に迷いは無かった。
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