For convenient reference, this thread compiles both my writing and videos on the importance of mass peaceful protest, based on perspectives ranging from political science to moral duty
HOW WE GOT HERE: PART XI—CONCLUSION: FINDING RECONCILIATION AND TOGETHERNESS
This thread contains excerpts from Part XI of “How We Got Here.” This part concludes the treatise, distilling key points and painting a moral vision for the future.
“One day, when this nightmare is over, we will need a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission. In the Commission, among other things, we will have to ask ourselves hard questions about the conditions that have allowed extremism to take hold.”
“Already, a pre-autopsy of how Trump took over America highlights crucial issues. Most of all, the greatest danger is not Trump himself. The greatest danger is the wedge that exists within our society.”
HOW WE GOT HERE: PART X—THE CURRENT STAGE OF CRISIS
This thread contains excerpts from Part X of “How We Got Here.” This part reflects on the current state of our nation’s crisis, in the context of the treatise’s preceding exposition.
“At present, we have already progressed to a late stage of the crisis that our country faces. Our nation is essentially in a state of tribal warfare, with two competing camps that have entirely different conceptions of reality.”
HOW WE GOT HERE: PART IX—CHARLOTTESVILLE AS A CASE STUDY
This thread contains excerpts from Part IX of “How We Got Here.” This part uses the 2017 events in Charlottesville to illustrate many of the arguments from the treatise.
“I do not wish to re-open old wounds, but I would like to revisit the 2017 events in Charlottesville—because they are illustrative of many of this treatise's observations. It is my hope that readers will consider this case study with an open mind.”
“As with virtually all Trump-related political crises over the past four years, a substantial portion of the country was unmoved by the political left's uproar. How could this be?”