Good point. I'm a believer in the concept that human nature is fairly universal. By which I mean that it can happen here. We aren't somehow magically special and immune from things like fascism or other brands of authoritarianism. Of course, it doesn't seem so profound of a statement as it did 20 years ago.
I sometimes wonder if we might not be stuck with a best course of just channeling that hate. Hate intolerance. Hate authoritarianism. Hate grifters. Hate those that profit off of our pain. Etc., etc.
Not what I'd call optimal, but in my darker moments I'm not sure humans are capable of being enlightened beings en masse.
Good point. I'm a believer in the concept that human nature is fairly universal. By which I mean that it can happen here. We aren't somehow magically special and immune from things like fascism or other brands of authoritarianism. Of course, it doesn't seem so profound of a statement as it did 20 years ago.
I sometimes wonder if we might not be stuck with a best course of just channeling that hate. Hate intolerance. Hate authoritarianism. Hate grifters. Hate those that profit off of our pain. Etc., etc.
Not what I'd call optimal, but in my darker moments I'm not sure humans are capable of being enlightened beings en masse.