“The two traditional political divisions, liberal and conservative died with Covid. Now there are simply the sane versus the insane. The sane have had enough of being pushed around by the insane. The insane don’t register much of what reality tries to tell them. They have a body of insane ideas to comfort and protect them from reality’s rigors. To call that body of ideas an ‘ideology’ is way too polite.” ~ James Howard Kunstler
Pushback of the Week goes to the razor-sharp writer, James Howard Kunstler, who, with his acerbic observations, has been brilliantly highlighting many of the serious issues of our time. Kunstler, a former staff writer for Rolling Stone and the author of nine novels, regales his audience at his website.
Whether you laugh or cry, Kunstler’s March 22 article, “Wake-up Call,” presents a grave yet comical spin on the glaringly obvious human “divide.” Some key points are the reframing of the political divide as one of “the sane versus the insane,” the suggestion that we should refrain from attributing philosophy or ideology to the aforementioned “insane,” and, importantly, the observation that climate change is simply a “cudgel” being used to kill you and “grab your stuff.”
We encourage you to read and share the article, and follow Kunstler’s blog. Don’t miss his new podcast with Catherine.
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I enjoy hearing a New York (albeit, upstate NY) resident pushing back. Excellent podcast with Jim, CAF. It is good for me to hear you say much of the same information via spaced repetition and through different sources. I am beginning to see the battlefield more clearly. Many thanks to you and the Solari Team.
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Wow!
Kunstler nails it—the sane versus the insane.
So, so true.
So, so helpful.
He has been a voice speaking up for many years with his writing.
The book The Long Emergency published in 2005 was an eye opener for sure. Even the Geography of Nowhere 1993 was something I was not aware of until 2008. Very much aligned with Strong Towns philosophy- we can’t maintain all we used Fed money to build.
It’s amazing how long it takes for those intelligent to wake up or speak up. Wellcome!! Mr. Kunstler