1. The GOP back to W Bush was making shit up as they went along, mocking those of us the reality-based community,
2. Timothy Snyder, in The Road to Unfreedom, makes point similar to yours when he argues that Putin spewed obvious lies not because he thought they were persuasive, but because he knew the Western, especiall…
1. The GOP back to W Bush was making shit up as they went along, mocking those of us the reality-based community,
2. Timothy Snyder, in The Road to Unfreedom, makes point similar to yours when he argues that Putin spewed obvious lies not because he thought they were persuasive, but because he knew the Western, especially US press, would dutifully note his responses/denials without challenging them, thus creating the effect of dispute.
3. Arithmetic is objective, shared reality isn't except in the physical sense. The purpose of a real, participatory democracy comprised of people of good will is constantly to be creating that reality by accounting for not only the "facts" of what happens and its measurable effects are, but also for how those events and effects are perceived by various constituencies. Justice as fairness comes about from that more difficult reckoning.
A trio of thoughts,
1. The GOP back to W Bush was making shit up as they went along, mocking those of us the reality-based community,
2. Timothy Snyder, in The Road to Unfreedom, makes point similar to yours when he argues that Putin spewed obvious lies not because he thought they were persuasive, but because he knew the Western, especially US press, would dutifully note his responses/denials without challenging them, thus creating the effect of dispute.
3. Arithmetic is objective, shared reality isn't except in the physical sense. The purpose of a real, participatory democracy comprised of people of good will is constantly to be creating that reality by accounting for not only the "facts" of what happens and its measurable effects are, but also for how those events and effects are perceived by various constituencies. Justice as fairness comes about from that more difficult reckoning.
Cheers.