Posted on 09/12/2022 4:27:16 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Great article. This is the result of not having a free press.
Thanks. Already shared with others outside of FR. š
The level of crazy is truly dismaying. And the suddenness of it.
VDH is the perfect chronicler of the current craziness thanks to his cool style.
“VDH is not as pessimistic as you suggest here.”
I did not mean to suggest, Prof Hansen was pessimistic nor did I intend to put words in his column.
The opinion that the United States is a dying empire is mine. In September of 2022, I see more similarities to the dying Roman Republic than to the dynamic USA of less than 50 years ago.
“We went mad because we easily could. And we could, not because we were poor and oppressed, but because we were rich and bored.”
The disease of “affluenza” - Not appreciating how well you got it.
Though, the disease contains its own cure. It destroys the affluence you had, and when it’s gone, suddenly, you again appreciate what you had.
A truly great essay. VDH does a superb job of diagnosing the cancer that has metastasized all over our country.
A keeper. Need to be spread far and wide.
Iād like to be added to the VDH ping list. He is always worth reading!
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