It was not that Wellington was a greater general than Napoleon (he certainly wasn’t) but that he knew his limitations all the better. This guaranteed him more success than he might otherwise have received.
It is no accident that both the French and Russian Revolutions ate their children and brought into power authoritarian dictatorships. Chaotic upheaval is the fertile ground for a strongman to emerge. People are more comfortable with one source of violent control than many.
For the leadership a controlled populace is more preferable than an educated one. This mentality unfortunately dominates public education.
Deliberate political polarization is predicated on the strong assumption that most people abhor nuanced takes. It is this reality that has manufactured its growth.
I come by my cynicism naturally, as a workable coping mechanism to navigate the decay around me.
It could be argued that the impulse by those who should know better to turn the other cheek has been the greatest blessing to military aggressive regimes.
Sometimes our only hope is that various elected politician don’t live up to their promises.
While we are burdened to surrender part of our security to the government we should never surrender our sanity.
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