"I get the "no national politics" angle,..."
Oh, I think we have crisscrossed back and forth over that bridge about some 72,000 miles ago.
Well, to be clear, for some it's OK, others verboten.
"...but are we supposed to forget we ever existed outside of this kafka-esque hell?"
I think some have those funny caricature maps on their wall that show Puna compromising 98% of the surface of the world. And their seeming idea of their size in it.
Oh, I think we have crisscrossed back and forth over that bridge about some 72,000 miles ago.
Well, to be clear, for some it's OK, others verboten.
"...but are we supposed to forget we ever existed outside of this kafka-esque hell?"
I think some have those funny caricature maps on their wall that show Puna compromising 98% of the surface of the world. And their seeming idea of their size in it.