The point is not just that he's blinded by the flag: He's boldly marching into the void, confident. "wrapped in the flag" is a great saying.

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ua709 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Worse than a void because a void is not necessarily bad. Walking “off a cliff” rarely ends well.

	▲	freedomben 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agree, but that's what we know. The man in the statue is walking into a void from his perspective because he lacks knowledge of his true predicament and is blindly marching forward.

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ninjagoo 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> He's boldly marching into the void

into the void, or off the edge?

"off the edge" is a clear interpretation of the statue. "into the void" is a bit more of a stretch. IMHO.

But that's art for you. Everyone has their own take on it.

	▲	esjeon 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I guess “void” here is a bit more like a place you can’t even see (because of the flag).

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bogdan 8 hours ago | parent [-]

I have no idea what you're on about

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analog8374 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

He's suggesting that there are several flavors of blindness going around so if we're going to point fingers then we might start with ourselves.

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danparsonson 7 hours ago | parent [-]

...which is a blatant false equivalence, to be clear.

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lynx97 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Matthew 7:3–5

I am not religious, but this quote keeps coming up... And people keep forgetting about it.

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analog8374 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think it's a pretty good equivalence, actually. And pretty good advice. Passionate certainty should raise a red flag.

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dijksterhuis 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

i find that passionate certainty can be a good thing in some cases, especially when someone really does know what they are talking about.

but fanaticism is more often a problem than not. fanatics tend to not really understand what they're talking about, or twist it to fit what they want it to be about.

> Fanaticism: Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy.

note -- not talking about any particular "thing" here. just commenting about passion vs. fanaticism in general.

	▲	kulahan 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I see a similar idea that often gets people talking past each other re: patriotism vs. nationalism

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danparsonson 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The equivalence between supporting the rights of oppressed minorities, and inciting violence towards foreigners, is a good one?