Very insightful and I agree with your conclusions. It does depress me, however. I guess I just distill it all down to the conflict between collectivism and individualism. Collectivism requires ever more power to achieve its utopia but at this point they're resorting to the illiberal and ridiculous. They're typical pattern is nudge, coerce, re-educate, imprison and if all that fails, a bullet to the head. It feels like we're on the 1984 train to a Brave New World.
David: Brilliant! What a mind you have! And a way with words. I just cross posted this fabulous essay. Diane
Thank you! It took me a long time (two months, on and off in the background) to get this one out.
And it shows!!!
Love your blog!!! Amazing conclusions.
Thank you. I try to produce pieces that contain ideas that you're unlikely to find elsewhere. I tend to write only when I'm inspired by such an idea.
Very insightful and I agree with your conclusions. It does depress me, however. I guess I just distill it all down to the conflict between collectivism and individualism. Collectivism requires ever more power to achieve its utopia but at this point they're resorting to the illiberal and ridiculous. They're typical pattern is nudge, coerce, re-educate, imprison and if all that fails, a bullet to the head. It feels like we're on the 1984 train to a Brave New World.