Is the Damage Permanent?
Nobody knows.
Without doubt, the damage is profound. The world has recognized that the United States is being commanded by a madman and has abandoned its place as the leader of the world.
As we look back across history, we see a certain shelf-life to democracies. It’s easy to believe that we’re in the final days of what became of ancient Greece. It’s also possible, as numerous scholars have asserted, that we’re on the precipice of the sixth extinction.
But it’s entirely possible that the pendulum may start to rebound toward the days of America’s greatness, the time of truth and fairness.
We’ll see.
As an archconservative, Sowell disagrees with me on virtually everything, though I normally can find some merit to his position.
From a reader: For eight years, my neighbor flew a Trump flag under Old Glory. Last week it was gone. I have theories.
From “Science Enthusiast”
At left is a good example of what I mean by: “The last 150 years hasn’t been good for philosophers.”
This is funny, but in actuality, sane people don’t physically attack the MAGA crowd; in fact, we don’t even make snide comments.
At left are a few good reasons not to shop from Amazon.
I’ve enjoyed quite a few works from the poet whose work appears at left, but this one speaks to me most clearly.
Schopenhauer’s pessimism is essentially everything he left us, and his quote here is representative of that.
