Tuesday, May 14, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Pizza, Abortion, and Nihilism (00:00)
Jerry Seinfeld Gets Crossways with the Cultural Left
- About 30 students walk out on Jerry Seinfeld at Duke commencement by Politico
- As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest by The New York Times (Eduardo Medina and Emily Cataneo)
Where Does the U.S. Stand with Israel Now? (15:47)
Rafah, President Biden’s Comments, and the Intricacies of Israel’s Self-Defense Intermingled with U.S. Aid
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Corruption Trial Begins with Huge Moral Significance (22:31)
- And His Defense Strategy Includes Blaming It on His Wife
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[@dalepxp8963]

Good job and well done. Thank you Sir.

[@Biff855]

I always thought it was a parody of nihilism, not promoting it.

[@martinschulz9381]

Seinfeld is an observational comedian, he makes fun the simple aspects of life and culture. The Seinfeld show reflected that. In my opinion the best comedy has an element of truth to it.

[@TurtleTrackin]

Heh. Were those 30 students actually receiving degrees, or did their folders contain a note about "incomplete work?" Alas, we may never know for sure. But not every person there is receiving a completed degree.

[@ConfusedAbyssinianCat-oi4fh]

What will these radicals do with the remainder of their lives. Spend it objecting to what others do. And with that w/o paying attention to others. Just taking a leap of faith into nothingness gets one noting.

[@louisduplessis2075]

Change the angle of that amazing talking trunk.

[@TurtleTrackin]

I know they sold the Seinfeld show as a show about "nothing," but as it unfolded it actually said the opposite-- where a dozen seemingly meaningless things came together to create a punchline at the end. That is, there ultimately was a direction each individual show was going - it was actually a parody of nihilsm.
It was difficult to find an episode funny if you dropped in halfway, but in the best episodes, the conclusion was always pregnant with meaning. A true nihilist can't tell a good joke, because nihiism doesn’t go anywhere. A nihilist would say "knock knock /who's there?/ Doesn’t matter."

[@ConfusedAbyssinianCat-oi4fh]

It is important to recognize and it should go without saying. Israel is defending their nation. Not attaching Hamas.

[@GearZNet]

Christians, always the faithful lapdogs. 😅

[@prycelessly]

Nothing done by Hamas or anyone else justifies genocide. There is no justification of genocide, ever. If you are Christian, then you should understand this completely.

[@lobotrojan4003]

Lies. Lies. And more lies. Pervades the world. Who and what is in control of the world’s people? 😮
That’s right. No surprises. Or shouldn’t be. Take courage, dear ❤️ heart; it is only temporary.