Meritocracy is being attacked - as racism. I’m just glad that I’m retired and don’t have to deal with this nonsense in the workplace. Like John Galt in Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, I have withdrawn my brain and capital from a society that has lost its way. Liberalism is under attack from the far left, and unless and until liberal…
Meritocracy is being attacked - as racism. I’m just glad that I’m retired and don’t have to deal with this nonsense in the workplace. Like John Galt in Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, I have withdrawn my brain and capital from a society that has lost its way. Liberalism is under attack from the far left, and unless and until liberals and conservatives alike join in the fight against this scourge, they will be eaten alive. Remember, this is all about power, nothing else.
Well said. I’m jealous because I intend to do the same. I keep thinking where in the world is the equivalent of the new world created at the end of Atlas Shrug. I too want to let the fools have it while I escape. I love this country but sadly I am not sure I want to be in it anymore.
But, they are joining the fight. On this and other boards across the web - liberals and conservatives and everyone in between are speaking frankly and maturely to each other (for the most part). I believe that there is a huge cohort of Americans who will stand up to this madness but they are hard to see because the media doesn't cover them and many are not speaking out yet. As things worsen, more will step up.
I see this whole thing as children playing with paper dolls (in a way) - willing the world to be the way they wish it regardless of reality - and to hell with whoever gets ruined in the process. With standards slipping, outcomes will deteriorate over time and it will become obvious that tossing empirical measures doesn't work.
I want to right the wrongs of the past as much as anyone. I truly do. I want the ideals of this country to be conferred on all. I believe in upholding the dignity of all human beings. But not this way. Not by throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Posting on social media boards is a good start. But they also need to engage within society in a way that counters the far left narrative, as well as vote against these people at election time. The House of Representatives today has too many Members who bow to the demands of the far left and that’s dangerous.
I think structural changes are needed to permit a third party to win elections. A centrist party comprising reasonable people from both "sides" would be better than the present situation.
Meritocracy is being attacked - as racism. I’m just glad that I’m retired and don’t have to deal with this nonsense in the workplace. Like John Galt in Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, I have withdrawn my brain and capital from a society that has lost its way. Liberalism is under attack from the far left, and unless and until liberals and conservatives alike join in the fight against this scourge, they will be eaten alive. Remember, this is all about power, nothing else.
Well said. I’m jealous because I intend to do the same. I keep thinking where in the world is the equivalent of the new world created at the end of Atlas Shrug. I too want to let the fools have it while I escape. I love this country but sadly I am not sure I want to be in it anymore.
But, they are joining the fight. On this and other boards across the web - liberals and conservatives and everyone in between are speaking frankly and maturely to each other (for the most part). I believe that there is a huge cohort of Americans who will stand up to this madness but they are hard to see because the media doesn't cover them and many are not speaking out yet. As things worsen, more will step up.
I see this whole thing as children playing with paper dolls (in a way) - willing the world to be the way they wish it regardless of reality - and to hell with whoever gets ruined in the process. With standards slipping, outcomes will deteriorate over time and it will become obvious that tossing empirical measures doesn't work.
I want to right the wrongs of the past as much as anyone. I truly do. I want the ideals of this country to be conferred on all. I believe in upholding the dignity of all human beings. But not this way. Not by throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Posting on social media boards is a good start. But they also need to engage within society in a way that counters the far left narrative, as well as vote against these people at election time. The House of Representatives today has too many Members who bow to the demands of the far left and that’s dangerous.
I think structural changes are needed to permit a third party to win elections. A centrist party comprising reasonable people from both "sides" would be better than the present situation.