2021-05-18

Politically Correct

An old Chinese curse says: “May you live in interesting times!”

We live in interesting times, indeed.

One of the biggest accomplishments of Western Enlightenment is the ability for civilization and societies to progress driven by the fundamental concept of the dialectic. Also known as the dialectical method, the dialectic forms the base for the discourse between people holding different points of view but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned methods of argumentation.

Enter the Shit Storm!

The Shit Storm, or the digital tarring & feathering, the social media lynch-justice of self-appointed moral juries is eroding the foundation of the dialectic in the Internet Age. [Read More…]