John Kenneth Galbraith's Essential Insight Into American Conservatism (With Follow-Up Commentary By John Stuart Mill, Hannah Arendt And Bertrand Russell)

 

John Kenneth Galbraith

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith

Alan: The reason most stupid people are conservative is because they shun ambiguity and shades of gray.

They want stark definition between black and white, and to achieve this chiaroscuro worldview they resort to absolute principles requiring little or no thought, principles that are useful to "the unthinking" because they are "articles of faith" and must not be questioned.

Courage is the ability to live with ambiguity.

Alternatively, the cowardice of "faithful certainty" is foundational to Trump and his goosestepping, "der fuhrer-can-do-no-wrong" followers.

The American Party: Know Nothing Nativism And Opposition To Catholic Immigration

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-american-party-no-nothing-nativism.html

Alan: Like the Pharisees, the Know Nothings are always with us.

Yeshua Excoriates Fellow Pharisees: "The Woe Passages"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/08/yeshua-excoriates-fellow-pharisees-woe.html

"Twelve Steps For The Recovering Pharisee (Like Me)" By John Fischer
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/07/12-steps-for-recovering-pharisee-like.html

"Love Your Enemies. Do Good To Those Who Hate You," Luke 6: 27-42

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/02/love-your-enemies-do-good-to-those-who.html

"Do You Know What You're Doing To Me?"

Jesus of Nazareth

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/12/do-you-know-what-youre-doing-to-me.html

The Pharisees Are Always With Us: Here's What They "Look Like" Today
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-pharisees-are-always-with-us-heres.html