Series · 2 Parts · 3 Logs
The Snake
Part 1
Log 008: Summary Conviction
Branding fans "Toxic" skips the "trial" to reach a verdict. It ends discourse before it begins.
Labels serve as a conviction, logic is the casualty. Sentenced for the "crime" of holding a standard.
"With the first link, the chain is forged.
The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all, irrevocably."
We must resist the verdict to save the trial.
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Picard glaring, seated beside Admiral Norah Satie during the hearing in "The Drumhead".
Part 2
Log 043: Our Rob or Ross
Labelling discourse "Toxic" to shutdown discourse is in itself... Toxic.
Forcing the label onto the person creates the mirror.
The Snake Folds back on itself.
Log 044: Break the Walls Down
Meet the argument, see the person, draw the conclusion on merit.
The Snake unfolds.
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The full illustration, both halves together: the ouroboros, a snake biting its own tail, folding back on itself; and the snake built from a stone wall, unfolding. Each half carries its Log's title and text.