I’m reminded of that spaceship cult. Members were upset at the complete falsification of their intensely believed predictions for about two minutes. Then they started making even more intense fantasies about how the spaceship was really real, just they got some of the details wrong about when and how it would arrive.
These are the ones who think of themselves as the rational ones. They think conservatives are completely irrational, motivated only by fear and hate.
I checked out more of the timeline you linked to, Tex, and that in turn linked to a White House "celebration" that cracked me up, gave me a Bollywood movie to watch, and told me about a new movie source. Trifecta - thanks!
The Western tradition of heroic male dancing has withered in the modern age. Some of the surviving sword dances and whatnot look like they might once have been interesting, but they have become too formal to convey that kind of energy and camaraderie.
My sense - without any hard data to back it up - is that societies where the sexes are fairly strictly segregated are more likely to have heroic male dancing than societies where the sexes are less segregated. I'm all for men and women going where and doing what they prefer in society but it is a shame to lose this kind of dancing. :+)
These indian dances were derived from the Aryan/Iranian/Rajput/kshatriya warrior training of swordmanship, which sometimes used maces and clubs to open up the shoulder blade flexibility and pattern in the killing movements to prevent pulled muscles from damaging itself in a fight.
They have lost their purpose but not their form. It is quite easy to see the purpose of such movements. It is even better with a sword unsheathed, because incorrect movements will cut yourself or people around you. Not really something people liked doing around strangers or random masses. Soldiers and feudal warriors in a yard would train in this dance for aerobic and stretching reasons. From about age six, the kids would use sticks and clubs to train up their fast reflex muscles and longer muscles for power leverage. This was necessarily because weapons weren't necessarily always of the finest quality and swords did and would break. This "breaking" can also shatter the tissues in your shoulder. Good luck fighting and surviving in battle with a broken weapon, and your primary arm partially disabled so even your backups are ineffective.
Some of the surviving sword dances and whatnot look like they might once have been interesting, but they have become too formal to convey that kind of energy and camaraderie.
Comes from knowing your buddies are competent enough not to cut your fingers, toes, and heads off by mistake. Also battle comraderie is pretty common. These might be caste/social unifications however.
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That’s good.
I’m reminded of that spaceship cult. Members were upset at the complete falsification of their intensely believed predictions for about two minutes. Then they started making even more intense fantasies about how the spaceship was really real, just they got some of the details wrong about when and how it would arrive.
These are the ones who think of themselves as the rational ones. They think conservatives are completely irrational, motivated only by fear and hate.
I checked out more of the timeline you linked to, Tex, and that in turn linked to a White House "celebration" that cracked me up, gave me a Bollywood movie to watch, and told me about a new movie source. Trifecta - thanks!
https://twitter.com/BarstoolNewsN/status/1109973508191387648
The Western tradition of heroic male dancing has withered in the modern age. Some of the surviving sword dances and whatnot look like they might once have been interesting, but they have become too formal to convey that kind of energy and camaraderie.
My sense - without any hard data to back it up - is that societies where the sexes are fairly strictly segregated are more likely to have heroic male dancing than societies where the sexes are less segregated. I'm all for men and women going where and doing what they prefer in society but it is a shame to lose this kind of dancing. :+)
That sounds plausible.
Well, whatever the reason for this dancing, it's one of the most exuberant displays I've ever seen. What a gas.
These indian dances were derived from the Aryan/Iranian/Rajput/kshatriya warrior training of swordmanship, which sometimes used maces and clubs to open up the shoulder blade flexibility and pattern in the killing movements to prevent pulled muscles from damaging itself in a fight.
They have lost their purpose but not their form. It is quite easy to see the purpose of such movements. It is even better with a sword unsheathed, because incorrect movements will cut yourself or people around you. Not really something people liked doing around strangers or random masses. Soldiers and feudal warriors in a yard would train in this dance for aerobic and stretching reasons. From about age six, the kids would use sticks and clubs to train up their fast reflex muscles and longer muscles for power leverage. This was necessarily because weapons weren't necessarily always of the finest quality and swords did and would break. This "breaking" can also shatter the tissues in your shoulder. Good luck fighting and surviving in battle with a broken weapon, and your primary arm partially disabled so even your backups are ineffective.
Some of the surviving sword dances and whatnot look like they might once have been interesting, but they have become too formal to convey that kind of energy and camaraderie.
Comes from knowing your buddies are competent enough not to cut your fingers, toes, and heads off by mistake. Also battle comraderie is pretty common. These might be caste/social unifications however.
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