It’s been building for quite a while, at least a decade, perhaps two. It’s this gnawing feeling that we’re losing civility. It’s ever so gradually fading away. We’re moving from a society into tribes within a society. We cling to our differences both real and imagined and almost always exaggerated
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The Disaffected Lib: As Good a Take as Any. The Roots of America’s Malaise.
His book is, “Tailspin – The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall – and Those Fighting to Reverse It.” He is Steven Brill, founder of American Lawyer magazine and, gulp, Court TV.In a remarkable essay, Brill outlines the culture that put America into a nose dive, how the country went
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Just a Sense, a Feeling.
If there’s one thing we need to get much better at it’s learning to deal with the unexpected. It’s a huge understatement to note that, on so many fronts, we’re already passing through uncharted waters. Human lifespans being as brief as they are, life experiences can be very limited in
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Santa Gets Citizenship, Zunera Ishaq Does Not
Citizenship is a serious matter, right? That’s why Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen but Zunera Ishaq is not. Or to put it more accurately—that’s why a man covering his face with a fake beard and dressed in a Santa suit was officially declared a Canadian citizen by Jason Kenny
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Neoliberalism Has Made Us What We Are Today – And That Isn’t Pretty
Neoliberalism is a social, political and economic model best suited to those with psychopathic personality traits. That, in any case, is the conclusion of Paul Verhaeghe, who dissects neoliberalism and what it has done to us in The Guardian.“Thirty years of neoliberalism, free-market forces and privatisation have taken their toll,
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: When You Run Out of Stuff
One of the most recurring themes on this blog over the past six years has been the prospect of running out of stuff. As the first truly global civilization, mankind is running out of stuff. Not everything, mind you. We’re running out of stuff that we need but we’re building
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