Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) Catalan-Cuban-French author, diarist
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Y’all know this is not #leftism but #puritanism, eh?
The chosen ones, the deservings vs the undeservings, the purity pledges, the morality police, the #witch hunts.
#Hustle culture is #Puritanism
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1,394 likes, 46 comments - caitlinshistories on April 4, 2026: "Can’t say I want to film with “Puritan Caitlin” again anytime soon. She’s a lot of work. The puritans never went away. They are still here and would like to remind all of us that the word “puritan” has always been a slur. They were Congregationalists that “just wanted to fix the Church of England.” These people are the reason we don’t have siestas, and I’m obsessed with these freaks… I mean my ancestors. Follow along if you’d like to know how they still haunt/shape us today. #HistoricalFashion #burnout #americanhistory #historytea #darkacademia".
#Puritanism creates lust. Says #littleme? No. You may read it in "Listen, Little Man!" by Wilhelm Reich.
Puritanism
According to H. L. Mencken, "The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."
(noun) – 2025 far-right ideology.
The absolute, zero-compromise belief that modern society is terminally poisoned by degeneracy and the only cure is its total, ruthless eradication followed by the building of a pure, ordered, high-trust civilisation built on strength, family, faith, and blood. ...
Watson on the 6th Commandment: mercy works adorn the gospel as fruit adorns a tree (Matt. 5:16)—they credit religion and silence its critics. Westminster-level conviction.
Contrast today: God is fine with our bad PR, gainsayers deserve snark, a few meals last month covers it. Watson’s question lingers: how do you let your light shine?
Puritanism -- The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
-- H. L. Mencken
Puritanism -- The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
-- H. L. Mencken
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Puritanism -- The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
-- H. L. Mencken
Credit card companies in Canada (and elsewhere) have been imposing draconian restrictions on the use of their payment networks for anything even slightly racy -- digital Puritanism, enforced by a handful of companies that have a combined monopoly stranglehold on payment systems.
Risque video content? Racy text? Erotic drawings? All forbidden to one degree or another, by un-elected moral crusaders that you simply can't choose to not use. If you're a content creator depending on payments / subscriptions, you can be demonitized instantly, with no explanation and no recourse, at any moment. Goodbye, income!
This petition isn't perfect - it's written solely from the point of view of someone concerned with the effects on the videogame market, not any other type of content creator - but it's a start. If you're in Canada and want payment processors to not engage in such discriminatory practices, take a look at this (brief) petition and consider signing it.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6695
#PaymentProcessor #CreditCardCompanies #Puritanism #demonitized #opaque #stealth #Canada #censorship #content #ContentCreator #mature #adult
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