The Magical Thinking That's Killing Our Humanity
notesfromthecircus.com
notesfromthecircus.com
And some of his legit/wise opinions are completely schizo, like:
> "it's wrong to push for peace in Ukraine,"
> "addressing Climate Change requires mass mobilization and global cooperation on a scale exceeding WWII, nothing less will do,"
> "the US government/judiciary is corrupt."
I have a hard time fathoming the mind that can simultaneously believe those three things and believe that non-magical solutions exist. (Would you trust a corrupt state + Russia + China + India to come together to tackle global warming? How can you believe with such ironclad confidence that you know the truth of what's happened/happening in Ukraine, to such an extent that you would disdain efforts made towards peace?)
You can't use your own words and frame it as a quote. That isn't what the article says. Everyone wants peace, but not at any price, which is the magical thinking.
> We see this magical thinking everywhere in contemporary discourse. When Russia invades Ukraine, the “pro-peace” position says: “Just stop the fighting. Negotiate. Find compromise.” As if there’s meaningful compromise between a people defending their homes and an empire trying to erase their existence. As if Ukrainian surrender would create peace rather than eliminate Ukraine.
It says, in plain English, that negotiation and compromise are off the table. "As if there's meaningful compromise. . ."
The non-magical-thinking move is to keep throwing Ukrainian conscripts at Russia, I guess? Because they are the Forces of Good, and the Russians are Irredeemably Evil Invaders (orcs), and Good must prevail? I think that the author (a bot) has integrated too much of LotR/HarryPotter/StarWars and not enough sober analysis of history.
On the more general issue what part of your own country would you be willing to give up?
All things end, more begin.
Don’t ever give up.
Don’t worry. Be happy.