Thank you. Each time I say the people can stop this by working together I get mocked in one way ot another. So, my thanks for showing that people are doing just that right now. It may start with small groups but, when it gets too heavy people already in groups will join up because this bullying, by a government that should be the protector, cannot be allowed to continue.
Funny thing, or maybe not so funny -- I'm thinking of how Tocqueville in DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA remarked on Americans' penchant for organizing themselves into groups. Then, from the mid-20th century on, we had books like THE LONELY CROWD on how isolated we USians were becoming from each other in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and, eventually, in how (and whether) we learned about what was going on in the wider world. Fewer and fewer USians lived in the places where they grew up, so they lost touch with neighbors and relatives. Much more recently, COVID-19 accelerated the process -- at least it seemed to. What's happening now suggests that what Tocqueville wrote about didn't die out; instead, it seems to have gone deep enough underground to elude scrutiny by pundits and academics, but not so deep that it couldn't rise and become visible again. And it's doing exactly that.
Excellent information, and inspires hope, thanks!
Thank you. Each time I say the people can stop this by working together I get mocked in one way ot another. So, my thanks for showing that people are doing just that right now. It may start with small groups but, when it gets too heavy people already in groups will join up because this bullying, by a government that should be the protector, cannot be allowed to continue.
Excellent advice!! Thank you and it gives me hope.
Funny thing, or maybe not so funny -- I'm thinking of how Tocqueville in DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA remarked on Americans' penchant for organizing themselves into groups. Then, from the mid-20th century on, we had books like THE LONELY CROWD on how isolated we USians were becoming from each other in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and, eventually, in how (and whether) we learned about what was going on in the wider world. Fewer and fewer USians lived in the places where they grew up, so they lost touch with neighbors and relatives. Much more recently, COVID-19 accelerated the process -- at least it seemed to. What's happening now suggests that what Tocqueville wrote about didn't die out; instead, it seems to have gone deep enough underground to elude scrutiny by pundits and academics, but not so deep that it couldn't rise and become visible again. And it's doing exactly that.
Words of wisdom & encouragement, thank you!