Binary thinking has been promoted into every sphere of life. Every recent crisis has been reduced to 'good v evil' 'with us or against us'. No questioning is allowed, no nuance is allowed. We either go along with the accepted narrative or it means we're bad people.
Binary thinking has been promoted into every sphere of life. Every recent crisis has been reduced to 'good v evil' 'with us or against us'. No questioning is allowed, no nuance is allowed. We either go along with the accepted narrative or it means we're bad people.
Very true, but I think Americans have been this way for a long time. As a child in Canada fifty years ago I remember my dad watching the news and mocking the "excited states of America." It seems that kind of binary thinking has spread worldwide along side American culture.
I saw a joke somewhere to the effect that England is a relatively placid place because they sent their criminals to Australia and their zealots over here.
England had and has ferocious means of oppression when needed. People were beaten into submission by Cromwell, the assassins of King Charles 1 and their modern descendants etc.......Just ask the Irish.
There is something to this.
Binary thinking has been promoted into every sphere of life. Every recent crisis has been reduced to 'good v evil' 'with us or against us'. No questioning is allowed, no nuance is allowed. We either go along with the accepted narrative or it means we're bad people.
Very true, but I think Americans have been this way for a long time. As a child in Canada fifty years ago I remember my dad watching the news and mocking the "excited states of America." It seems that kind of binary thinking has spread worldwide along side American culture.
I saw a joke somewhere to the effect that England is a relatively placid place because they sent their criminals to Australia and their zealots over here.
England had and has ferocious means of oppression when needed. People were beaten into submission by Cromwell, the assassins of King Charles 1 and their modern descendants etc.......Just ask the Irish.
Also makes me think of *V for Vendetta*.