This wonderful. I love talking, philosophy and current events.
I think I can help clarify why those loved ones appear to be ossifying their postions. I wrote an article about this in relation to my new book. The Scrooge Dilemma. It covers the danger of the preset concisely.
This line "No, these were people I’ve long respected as humble, thoughtful, able to see nuance, two of them very dear to me. Yet in those ranting moments, they became people I almost didn’t recognize." It's been my own parents and it's completely surprised me.
This wonderful. I love talking, philosophy and current events.
I think I can help clarify why those loved ones appear to be ossifying their postions. I wrote an article about this in relation to my new book. The Scrooge Dilemma. It covers the danger of the preset concisely.
Here is the article. https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewjcrook/p/the-present-ghost-witness-not-war
Thank you, Andrew! Your post is indeed very clarifying on the topic. I'm glad you shared it!
This line "No, these were people I’ve long respected as humble, thoughtful, able to see nuance, two of them very dear to me. Yet in those ranting moments, they became people I almost didn’t recognize." It's been my own parents and it's completely surprised me.
I'm so sorry to hear that. It's almost like they are under a spell.