I think a lot of the denial of what’s happening is due to Americans generally living easy lives. I say that knowing there’s a lot of struggle out there. But Americans have not experienced living in a nation that collapses into authoritarianism. They don’t know what bad actually is. Their political decisions have never truly cost them.
“It couldn’t happen here.”
Said every person who lived somewhere it ended up happening.
Our society, in general, is just not good at critical thinking, and critical thinking is integral to maintaining a democracy.
Yup.
I think a lot of the denial of what’s happening is due to Americans generally living easy lives. I say that knowing there’s a lot of struggle out there. But Americans have not experienced living in a nation that collapses into authoritarianism. They don’t know what bad actually is. Their political decisions have never truly cost them.
“It couldn’t happen here.”
Said every person who lived somewhere it ended up happening.
Our society, in general, is just not good at critical thinking, and critical thinking is integral to maintaining a democracy.