Fascinating and "enchanting" piece. Given that the natural human inclination is to be impulsive and irrational, tribal and superstitious, It always strikes me how unnatural and unusual the constitutional government that was established in the us is and continues to be. How the cooler heads prevailed and the "people" agreed to a hyper rational system of goverment.
Ironically this freedom that was bestowed due to rationality also gives free people the freedom to indulge in acts that strict religious orders dont allow, and therefore they can indulge in witchcraft sorcery the occult, it is where the rational allows for the most irrationality to flourish.
"Over just the last three decades, the American-led internet revolution has made us both more interconnected and disconnected than ever before, accelerating the contagiousness of conspiracy theories both very new and very old. One such digital conspiracy led a mob to launch the first successful assault on the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812 in response to the election loss of a reality-TV star raised on a version of the prosperity gospel, who has since regained the presidency. Imagine explaining that to Adams."
So basically "National Treasure" was not actually 100% crack.
In all seriousness, this was a very enjoyable read. Always nice to learn something new about history!
Fascinating and "enchanting" piece. Given that the natural human inclination is to be impulsive and irrational, tribal and superstitious, It always strikes me how unnatural and unusual the constitutional government that was established in the us is and continues to be. How the cooler heads prevailed and the "people" agreed to a hyper rational system of goverment.
Ironically this freedom that was bestowed due to rationality also gives free people the freedom to indulge in acts that strict religious orders dont allow, and therefore they can indulge in witchcraft sorcery the occult, it is where the rational allows for the most irrationality to flourish.
This is a wildly fascinating piece, and for my money, well worth your time.
Great read. More evidence that the country has always been weird, just like we've always been violent
An interesting and informative article that offers proof of past and continued muddled and mindless actions of many of our fellow countrymen.
Tent revivals of the various Great Awakenings are the equivalent of modern raves. People need to get their freak on in one way or another.
"Over just the last three decades, the American-led internet revolution has made us both more interconnected and disconnected than ever before, accelerating the contagiousness of conspiracy theories both very new and very old. One such digital conspiracy led a mob to launch the first successful assault on the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812 in response to the election loss of a reality-TV star raised on a version of the prosperity gospel, who has since regained the presidency. Imagine explaining that to Adams."
Priceless!
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Excellent! I really enjoyed this article. There are so many interesting "sidebars" to U.S. history and love when folks bring them to light.