I think the Chinese will explode soon - so much negative energy is being bottled up! They are a patient lot, but also stubborn beyond comprehension, when push comes to shove. No singing, no opening windows, no letting your dog out, no, no, no...
Took me most of a lifetime to realize that the American uncouthness mocked and reviled by those coming from sometimes quite ancient civilizations is what has, up to now, mostly saved us. Of course there's another side too. America was settled by a great variety of little extremist groups fleeing their larger societies, and when they arrived here they demanded continued conformity and obedience within the group. America as a society allowed individuals to escape into a legally secular culture where they could live as they chose.
But the human hunger to have a motivating belief always lets charlatans in when a person doesn't have a strong sense of self.
As any powerful society does, we've committed plenty of horrors, domestically and abroad. The strength of America has always been to be able to confront these openly while recognizing the foundational exceptionalism of our system. It's just as bad to be a blind patriot as it is to be a blind repudiator.
We're already there. Biden is in danger of stumbling us into a nuclear war with Russia. His backup is even worse. But, rest assured, third in line is Nancy Pelosi, so everything's OK.
There are a bunch of us who see this in varying degrees, I think. Even a guy like me who hates social media and the screens found his way to this Substack. We are dangerously along this path and it started a long time ago. More of us need to stand up. The movie analogies are too perfect (Thanos, The Matrix, V, etc) so many tell these stories.
I think the Chinese will explode soon - so much negative energy is being bottled up! They are a patient lot, but also stubborn beyond comprehension, when push comes to shove. No singing, no opening windows, no letting your dog out, no, no, no...
Took me most of a lifetime to realize that the American uncouthness mocked and reviled by those coming from sometimes quite ancient civilizations is what has, up to now, mostly saved us. Of course there's another side too. America was settled by a great variety of little extremist groups fleeing their larger societies, and when they arrived here they demanded continued conformity and obedience within the group. America as a society allowed individuals to escape into a legally secular culture where they could live as they chose.
But the human hunger to have a motivating belief always lets charlatans in when a person doesn't have a strong sense of self.
As any powerful society does, we've committed plenty of horrors, domestically and abroad. The strength of America has always been to be able to confront these openly while recognizing the foundational exceptionalism of our system. It's just as bad to be a blind patriot as it is to be a blind repudiator.
We're already there. Biden is in danger of stumbling us into a nuclear war with Russia. His backup is even worse. But, rest assured, third in line is Nancy Pelosi, so everything's OK.
There are a bunch of us who see this in varying degrees, I think. Even a guy like me who hates social media and the screens found his way to this Substack. We are dangerously along this path and it started a long time ago. More of us need to stand up. The movie analogies are too perfect (Thanos, The Matrix, V, etc) so many tell these stories.