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I am sure you know this quote. But for other readers it may provide context: "If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie — a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days — but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows. And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please." -Hannah Arendt

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A wonderful quote and to the point! Thanks, Phillip!

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Great piece!

Reminds me of Psalm 1:

"Blessed is the the man

who walks not in the counsel of the wicked

nor stands in the way of sinners

nor sits in the company of scoffers"

It's the Psalmist telling us not to walk, stand, sit--or hang around cynics. They are, in the end--always a downer!

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Thanks, Regina! This is a great point!

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I highly recommend watching the film The Comedy (2012) to highlight the despair and emptiness post modern irony brings to the life of Williamsburg trust fund hipsters

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Thanks! Will check it out!

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If what you say is true, that post-modernism refuses to die, then things can only get worse as it ages into a malignant zombie.

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Thanks, Truman. Yes, it could be... or this "fall" could lead to great awakening.

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Sep 9Liked by Eugene Terekhin

Yes- maybe this situation is not a catastrophe (full stop) - but a eucatastrophe?!

Excellent post, Eugene!

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Yes, I hope so! Thanks, Wayne!

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Sep 9Liked by Eugene Terekhin

Great stuff guys. A breath of fresh air !

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Thanks, Stephen!

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