While I try to remain hopeful of where are democracy will land over the next few years, the dearth of skeptically driven inquiry and the elevation of dogmatic and religiously based tribalism is concerning. I'm unsure what the answer is, which I suppose, is the part I find most concerning.
It's the unknown that bothers me the most. I, too, try to remain hopeful that the systems of my childhood will somehow remain intact and counteract assaults against reason, logic and decency ... but I genuinely fear that the lack of critical thought, the celebration of conscious ignorance and the willingness of SO many people to drink the MAGA (and related) kool-aid is presenting an existential threat that I'm not sure can be defeated.
It's been on my mind awhile. I bought and read Snyder's book when it was first published, and it's been sitting accusingly on the shelf for two years now ... I feel a responsibility to highlight a few truths these days, so Volume 5 will be a bit more pointed at times. I don't want to become overtly 'political' - one purpose of The Bus is to provide a break from that stuff - but it won't hurt to examine a few relevant concepts now and then!
While I try to remain hopeful of where are democracy will land over the next few years, the dearth of skeptically driven inquiry and the elevation of dogmatic and religiously based tribalism is concerning. I'm unsure what the answer is, which I suppose, is the part I find most concerning.
It's the unknown that bothers me the most. I, too, try to remain hopeful that the systems of my childhood will somehow remain intact and counteract assaults against reason, logic and decency ... but I genuinely fear that the lack of critical thought, the celebration of conscious ignorance and the willingness of SO many people to drink the MAGA (and related) kool-aid is presenting an existential threat that I'm not sure can be defeated.
Well that’s a bracing start to Season #5! Snyder’s book is terrific.
It's been on my mind awhile. I bought and read Snyder's book when it was first published, and it's been sitting accusingly on the shelf for two years now ... I feel a responsibility to highlight a few truths these days, so Volume 5 will be a bit more pointed at times. I don't want to become overtly 'political' - one purpose of The Bus is to provide a break from that stuff - but it won't hurt to examine a few relevant concepts now and then!