time to stop pretending i'm just here to read

bigscaryd:

animatedamerican:

alternativetodiscourse:

“Choni Ha-Ma’agel,” or in English, “Honi the Circle-Man,”

I’ve seen it rendered as “Circle-Maker” but that’s not quite right either?  “Circler” would be the word if that were a thing in English.

I’m just sort of confused as to the op blog name and content. Is the suggestion we draw a circle and refuse to step out if it until people stop being hateful?

It’s not a suggestions blog (that would be alternativestodiscourse I guess?), just a blog for discussing Torah study and related things instead of The Discourse.

Although now you’ve got me thinking …

“He drew a circle in the dirt, and called out, Master of the Internet!  I will not stir from this circle until the toxic discourse ceases.”

“At once the entire Internet fell silent.”

“Honi called out, Master of the Internet, it is not this ceasing I mean; for is not a drought of speech surely as terrible as a drought of rain?”

“At once the entire Internet burst forth again in speech, in finger-pointing, and in shaming.”

“Once more Honi called out, Master of the Internet, it is not this I mean either, but a debate for the sake of truth.”

“And there came a mighty voice from above, and it spake: my dude, the Unfollow button is there for a reason.  And Honi saw that it was so.”