Jesus Christ. "A Simple Moment of Weakness" (https://jdanielsawyer.substack.com/p/a-simple-moment-of-weakness) is truly frightening. I knew all of that before... but to see it organized before me was anxiety-inducing. Our situation reminds me of the 'three-body problem' in physics. Apparently it's functionally difficult/impossible to model the movement of 3 gravitationally-linked bodies. Tiny changes from one can lead to increasingly wide divergences. Idk.. I'm not a physicist but we are at the mercy of so many dark and accelerating trends right now. Who knows how they will influence each other... and us?
Just a reminder that every person's acts and words matter. Be just, be kind, be honest. You never know who it might redeem, and it couldn't hurt.
I just subscribed to your recommendation. I needed that. It's so difficult to be in the place we are in right now. I can feel the shifts in my gut, but I can not pinpoint them. I am not crazy. This is really what is happening. I don't know why that makes me feel a little better, but it does.
It's the relief of having language for what you intuitively sense but can't explain or prove. I felt it too. Because of my recent experience in college, I am often able to provide that to other people by writing about Wokeness. So I understand it from both sides. 😊
J Daniel Sawyer provides an excellent perspective - thanks for recommending that. He cautions that the American empire is devolving similarly to other empires (e.g. Roman, Russian, etc.). For those interested in exploring these parallels further, I recommend Sir John Bagot Glubb's prescient 1978 essay "The Fate of Empires" (link on his wiki page).
Jesus Christ. "A Simple Moment of Weakness" (https://jdanielsawyer.substack.com/p/a-simple-moment-of-weakness) is truly frightening. I knew all of that before... but to see it organized before me was anxiety-inducing. Our situation reminds me of the 'three-body problem' in physics. Apparently it's functionally difficult/impossible to model the movement of 3 gravitationally-linked bodies. Tiny changes from one can lead to increasingly wide divergences. Idk.. I'm not a physicist but we are at the mercy of so many dark and accelerating trends right now. Who knows how they will influence each other... and us?
Just a reminder that every person's acts and words matter. Be just, be kind, be honest. You never know who it might redeem, and it couldn't hurt.
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/
I just subscribed to your recommendation. I needed that. It's so difficult to be in the place we are in right now. I can feel the shifts in my gut, but I can not pinpoint them. I am not crazy. This is really what is happening. I don't know why that makes me feel a little better, but it does.
It's the relief of having language for what you intuitively sense but can't explain or prove. I felt it too. Because of my recent experience in college, I am often able to provide that to other people by writing about Wokeness. So I understand it from both sides. 😊
You give the gift of sharing it. And I am so grateful. It feels calming in a weird way.
Thank you for pointing us to Sawyer's brilliant post! So rich with information.
J Daniel Sawyer provides an excellent perspective - thanks for recommending that. He cautions that the American empire is devolving similarly to other empires (e.g. Roman, Russian, etc.). For those interested in exploring these parallels further, I recommend Sir John Bagot Glubb's prescient 1978 essay "The Fate of Empires" (link on his wiki page).