DENIALISM—PART I: A CONSTRICTION OF THINKING
Even as we come ever closer to descending into an authoritarian abyss, our society continues to adjust the boundaries of normalcy, in a continuation of the generalized numbing that has taken place over the past four years.
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In a follow-up thread, I will concretely discuss how we must escape the denialist trap—and the moral urgency to do so.
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However, the truth cannot be left unspoken. Because we must learn. And we must do better.
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nytimes.com/2020/08/18/opi…
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I am sorry to put it so bluntly: the loss of your freedom may cost you and your children your lives.
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There is little doubt that USPS has the requisite 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 to handle the ballot surge. But the fundamental question is about the 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 to use that capacity appropriately.
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Based on what rational evidence, I wonder?
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No one in the Federal Government—neither Democrats nor Republicans—has managed to stop Trump in nearly four years.
So why should we believe that anyone using the traditional institutional mechanisms will succeed in stopping him now?
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But Congress is on vacation, and all we get is a promise for a review and a bill that will never survive the Senate, let alone the White House.
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As this third act is the most perilous, let’s now take a step back and forget about the specific minutiae of this op-ed.
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Therefore, in my next thread, I will address how we must transform our thinking—urgently—to overcome the denialism.
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