![]() ![]() ![]() We’re the middle children of history, man. I’m not going to give those sites the benefit of a link, but if you want to make yourself feel ill, you can Google “radixjournal” and “Generation alt-right” where you’ll find an article by “Hannibal Bateman” quoting (film) Tyler’s idea that: Researching the book online, I found myself falling down a dark wormhole of fascistic websites that quote big chunks of David Fincher’s film adaptation as parts of their credo even though parts are almost verbatim from the book, alt-right types tend to quote the film – because they either don’t agree with the overall message of Palahniuk’s book or they haven’t bothered to read it. ![]() If, meanwhile, you followed the Gamergate problems a few years ago, saw those message boards develop into nodes of far-right agitation, or had the misfortune to hear the likes of Milo Yiannopolous, you will find many of Fight Club’s ideas about carving out a niche for men eerily familiar frighteningly so, given the wider context of the book and the violence at its core. We’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else. ![]() You’re not a beautiful and unique snowflake. If, like me, you’ve been confused at being called a “ special snowflake” when debating with people about issues like Dumbkirk (read: Brexit), look no further than chapter 17 of Palahniuk’s 1996 novel, when a character reads a note written by the novel’s chief provocateur, Tyler Durden: ![]()
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