As a thought experiment it would be interesting to send this info through time to the US leadership in the 70s or 80s (let alone 50s). I wonder what they would think about the current direction of their country.
That being said there is a silver lining to all of this. For the rest of us (who support humanism, believe in democracy, believe in a just, fair and compassionate society) this is a good signal that the American model (in it’s current form on a medium/long term basis) is coming to a dead end from a political, social (and even economic) perspective.
This sort of degenerate behaviour (supporting your direct adversary and the spread of fake news under the auspices of “freedom of speech” or “economic freedom [for oligarchs that enable fake news]” will have a caustic effect on American society. One would have to be a complete idiot to think that America (or your own country) is somehow immune to the realities of human societies.
I have always supported the US in a pragmatic manner, but it is time to admit that American society lacks the capability to implement meaningful political and criminal/judicial reform to address the challenges outlined by the article.
I pray to god (and I am an atheist) that I am wrong, US becoming an authoritarian/nihilist mafia state is not good for global democracy. But that doesn’t mean one should engage in delusions about the capability American society to address it’s current challenges. The country is simply too well off and American society (including sane Americans) is too risk averse to make scary, difficult choices to protect their own freedoms.
P.S. I am not American, but I’ve lived there, travelled extensively and I have very good American friends (both far right leaning and centre right).
Fascinating stuff.
As a thought experiment it would be interesting to send this info through time to the US leadership in the 70s or 80s (let alone 50s). I wonder what they would think about the current direction of their country.
That being said there is a silver lining to all of this. For the rest of us (who support humanism, believe in democracy, believe in a just, fair and compassionate society) this is a good signal that the American model (in it’s current form on a medium/long term basis) is coming to a dead end from a political, social (and even economic) perspective.
This sort of degenerate behaviour (supporting your direct adversary and the spread of fake news under the auspices of “freedom of speech” or “economic freedom [for oligarchs that enable fake news]” will have a caustic effect on American society. One would have to be a complete idiot to think that America (or your own country) is somehow immune to the realities of human societies.
I have always supported the US in a pragmatic manner, but it is time to admit that American society lacks the capability to implement meaningful political and criminal/judicial reform to address the challenges outlined by the article.
I pray to god (and I am an atheist) that I am wrong, US becoming an authoritarian/nihilist mafia state is not good for global democracy. But that doesn’t mean one should engage in delusions about the capability American society to address it’s current challenges. The country is simply too well off and American society (including sane Americans) is too risk averse to make scary, difficult choices to protect their own freedoms.
P.S. I am not American, but I’ve lived there, travelled extensively and I have very good American friends (both far right leaning and centre right).