Great reflection and analysis that I agree with 100%. I hadn’t gotten as far in my critique of US power and culpability as you had n the aftermath of 9/11–it took Trump 2.0 to do that. I’ll never forget, though, George w’s admonishment to us in the days immediately following: we could stand together and get back at the evil people who did this to us by GOING SHOPPING. yes, spending money would really prove to them that they did not kill the American spirit! I was seeking leadership and comfort from him in that moment, but was left feeling so empty.
Also I agree with you that Kirk was not a good faith interlocutor, as much as Ezra Klein would have us believe it. He was not a paragon of dialogue. Instead, he sought to belittle and destroy.
I think this is a brilliant and beautiful summary analysis of the putrid stasis we ALL suffer under in this lunatic country in thrall to billionaires. I only wish it would reach a much wider audience.
Great reflection and analysis that I agree with 100%. I hadn’t gotten as far in my critique of US power and culpability as you had n the aftermath of 9/11–it took Trump 2.0 to do that. I’ll never forget, though, George w’s admonishment to us in the days immediately following: we could stand together and get back at the evil people who did this to us by GOING SHOPPING. yes, spending money would really prove to them that they did not kill the American spirit! I was seeking leadership and comfort from him in that moment, but was left feeling so empty.
Also I agree with you that Kirk was not a good faith interlocutor, as much as Ezra Klein would have us believe it. He was not a paragon of dialogue. Instead, he sought to belittle and destroy.
I think this is a brilliant and beautiful summary analysis of the putrid stasis we ALL suffer under in this lunatic country in thrall to billionaires. I only wish it would reach a much wider audience.