Mitch: Thank you for this statement:"I think its just been so long since the last global turmoil that we ( in the US and Western Europe where we stopped invading our neighbors) that our political system ( even in a strong democracy) has allowed nihilists and oligarchs to attain so much influence and power.
Mitch: Thank you for this statement:"I think its just been so long since the last global turmoil that we ( in the US and Western Europe where we stopped invading our neighbors) that our political system ( even in a strong democracy) has allowed nihilists and oligarchs to attain so much influence and power.
In one sentence you nailed it.
I could indulge in rhetorical meandering, philosophical philandering and a historical exegesis but you said it all in one sentence.
Mitch: Thank you for this statement:"I think its just been so long since the last global turmoil that we ( in the US and Western Europe where we stopped invading our neighbors) that our political system ( even in a strong democracy) has allowed nihilists and oligarchs to attain so much influence and power.
In one sentence you nailed it.
I could indulge in rhetorical meandering, philosophical philandering and a historical exegesis but you said it all in one sentence.