- Again, one theme of this blog is the resurgence of tribal human nature and morality, at the expense of the achievements of the Enlightenment: Science and Democracy;
- With examples today beginning with “childless cat ladies” from the right;
- How Trump is saying if he wins in 2024, Christians will never need bother to vote again; what could he possibly mean by that?;
- How in the Olympics opening ceremonies, Christians see devils and perceive offense everywhere.
I try to connect daily links with some kind of bigger picture, and at the risk of repeating myself, I’m to say once again that the theme of this blog is about the big picture of life in the United States, perhaps the world, these past couple decades, in the resurgence of tribal human nature, to the detriment of the great achievements of humanity in the era of the Enlightenment, science and democracy, that increasingly are being challenged by the forces of religion and ignorance. Tribal mentality. The mentality and morality that drove the human race for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years, but which is not suitable for the modern, global world, facing global, existential problems. Humanity may never overcome this. There is no escaping tribal human nature except through education, and the tribalists go to great length to shield their children from education.
(Why is this happening? A topic for another post, though I’ve certainly discussed it before.)
Every day provides more examples. Picking up where we left off yesterday; so much is going on.
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More pieces about what conservatives/Republicans really think about people who are unlike themselves.
Media Matters, Matt Gertz, 28 Jul 2024: JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” comment points to the GOP’s right-wing media problem, subtitled “Rising in Republican politics requires appealing to the party’s sadistic weirdos”
