Morality Politics
28th May 2020
ZMan does a deep dive. One of his best.
As a practical matter, politics is about persuasion. The reformer, for example, first persuades people that something is broke. Like a good salesman who creates need in the mind of the prospective customer, the reformer creates a sense of unhappiness with the status quo in his target audience. The reformer is, in effect, a chronic complainer, always talking about his unhappiness with the status quo. His goal is always to first persuade people that something is broken and needs fixing.
May 29th, 2020 at 21:24
Yup. God preserve us from activists.