Reinstalling the notion of service vs self and the belief in the collective good is likely the only path out of the darkness we are in as a culture. The hopeful news is that there is a growing understanding of that.
There are moments that suggest that you're right, Al -- that maybe we've already touched bottom and we're rebounding from the darkest days. But you look at some of what's going on in Texas and Florida, where repression based on political careerism is having a real impact on people, and you wonder.
Reinstalling the notion of service vs self and the belief in the collective good is likely the only path out of the darkness we are in as a culture. The hopeful news is that there is a growing understanding of that.
There are moments that suggest that you're right, Al -- that maybe we've already touched bottom and we're rebounding from the darkest days. But you look at some of what's going on in Texas and Florida, where repression based on political careerism is having a real impact on people, and you wonder.
Agreed. And yet, there’s light and sound and fury there also.