Another brilliantly crafted, logical piece. I believe Jung called what you’re describing, Mass Psychosis. Your work has incredible insight, humour and balanced perspective. Well done.
Thank you! I think there's a huge level of cognitive dissonance in our current society. None of us recognize that WE are the problem. Trying to look at givens like the 19th from a contrarian viewpoint yields incredible results. If I can make even one person stop and go "Hey, I never thought of that before" then that's one more person who might be thinking a little deeper about these issues we've all taken as "givens" for so long.
I think it was John Adams who said the revolution didn't start when the first shots were fired, but began in the hearts and minds of Americans for many years before that. They started to see their world differently from what they'd been taught it was. And I suspect that's what we need now. Not that I want us to start shooting at one another. I hope we can avoid that. But that I hope a revolution in thought will occur and if I make a small part of that, then there's hope we can change the world for the better.
Your analysis of the current state of affairs is spot on. The idea that repealing the 19th Amendment could be a solution to the problems caused by emotional and irrational voting is an interesting one. However, I think it's essential to address the root cause of the issue - the lack of critical thinking and rational decision-making in our society. As an Objectivist, I believe that individuals should be free to make their own choices and decisions, but they must also be willing to take responsibility for those choices. Your work is a great reminder of the importance of critical thinking and individual responsibility. https://posocap.com
Agreed. I would argue I am perfectly capable of voting rationally — and I’m a woman. I end up voting 3rd party a lot because I examine the candidates and what they really stand for and I usually I end up rejecting the two main party candidates and finding the 3rd party candidate closer to my values and principles. And it absolutely freaks me out that most of my sex is unable to do the same.
Lack of critical thinking is a problem that cuts across sex, but it is a larger problem with females. Part of that is because women are psychologically bent toward wanting to be taken care of, so we buy the promises that certain candidates peddle saying they’ll take care of us. Almost every women I know who rejects that paradigm are some flavor of libertarian, which is also an interesting dynamic.
Another brilliantly crafted, logical piece. I believe Jung called what you’re describing, Mass Psychosis. Your work has incredible insight, humour and balanced perspective. Well done.
Thank you! I think there's a huge level of cognitive dissonance in our current society. None of us recognize that WE are the problem. Trying to look at givens like the 19th from a contrarian viewpoint yields incredible results. If I can make even one person stop and go "Hey, I never thought of that before" then that's one more person who might be thinking a little deeper about these issues we've all taken as "givens" for so long.
I think it was John Adams who said the revolution didn't start when the first shots were fired, but began in the hearts and minds of Americans for many years before that. They started to see their world differently from what they'd been taught it was. And I suspect that's what we need now. Not that I want us to start shooting at one another. I hope we can avoid that. But that I hope a revolution in thought will occur and if I make a small part of that, then there's hope we can change the world for the better.
Your analysis of the current state of affairs is spot on. The idea that repealing the 19th Amendment could be a solution to the problems caused by emotional and irrational voting is an interesting one. However, I think it's essential to address the root cause of the issue - the lack of critical thinking and rational decision-making in our society. As an Objectivist, I believe that individuals should be free to make their own choices and decisions, but they must also be willing to take responsibility for those choices. Your work is a great reminder of the importance of critical thinking and individual responsibility. https://posocap.com
Agreed. I would argue I am perfectly capable of voting rationally — and I’m a woman. I end up voting 3rd party a lot because I examine the candidates and what they really stand for and I usually I end up rejecting the two main party candidates and finding the 3rd party candidate closer to my values and principles. And it absolutely freaks me out that most of my sex is unable to do the same.
Lack of critical thinking is a problem that cuts across sex, but it is a larger problem with females. Part of that is because women are psychologically bent toward wanting to be taken care of, so we buy the promises that certain candidates peddle saying they’ll take care of us. Almost every women I know who rejects that paradigm are some flavor of libertarian, which is also an interesting dynamic.