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WheelHorseman's avatar

Your last paragraph is especially excellent, thank you, John. In my cube at work I had posted a quotation about barbarians because I would encounter many people who would spring forth into (my) world with no knowledge of what had come before them, just what they wanted/needed to have done for them, and how everything should be altered, now, and their ignorance and self-centeredness was stunning to me. Now its ubiquitous in Western civilization, just look at Britain and Canada as well as the U.S. Historically this doesn't end well, but the very people who need the wisdom most reject the lessons of the past. Except for some cheap "whataboutisms," your essay is unassailably true.

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Norvell Rose's avatar

Excellent read, thanks!

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