Why We Need To Be Involved In Politics

Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us.  Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze.   It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that very little progress could be made in the direction of anything good: environmental stewardship, universal healthcare, better education, etc., as the established players in each of these sectors invested heavily in buying the relevant lawmakers.

Now, however, it is defined by insanity, and thus demands our constant attention.  We have an entire political party that is all wrapped up in the stolen election narrative, the anti-vax movement, anti-science–all at the same time that the pandemic is raging and the planet is on fire.

Of course, the corruption hasn’t gone away, in fact, it’s gotten worse, but now it’s been shrouded by pure lunacy.