Sometimes, I wonder if perhaps I am being too negative about the way in which the historical and economic patterns I see appear to be playing out. It’s not as if I spend all my time preparing for disaster, in fact, most of my professional activity is still predicated on the idea that some form of recessionary muddle-through will take place.
And then one encounters these responses of various young adults to their Christmas presents and realize that societal collapse may not be as probable as it is desirable.
One could hardly damn America in a more devastating and conclusive manner than to point out that this is what we have done with our historical freedom