Many fine points. All gloom and doom makes humanity dull and frightened people. The assaults we see on democratically aligned societies and institutions may be related to this. The assumption in a society like ours is the people are good enough, smart enough, to govern themselves, at least through elected representatives. If people are seen as bad, then the whole scheme is nuts.
Many fine points. All gloom and doom makes humanity dull and frightened people. The assaults we see on democratically aligned societies and institutions may be related to this. The assumption in a society like ours is the people are good enough, smart enough, to govern themselves, at least through elected representatives. If people are seen as bad, then the whole scheme is nuts.