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I was reading the other day that even Scientific American has lost many loyal readers because it has been repurposed to transmit woke ideology rather than educate readers about science. The editor had a meltdown when Trump won and had to be replaced.

But this is the least of our problems: the rot is systemic and not confined to the media. German car makers are in the midst of mass layoffs, and strikes are rocking the country. They seem unable to fathom that the problem is not with management or Chinese imports but the 500% rise in electricity. They are unable to put two and two together.

They have voted in leaders who advocate going broke for the sake of virtue signaling. And yet somehow they are shocked by the outcome.

People seem unable to connect failed policies to the ensuing outcomes. As their standard of living declines, they attribute it to forces beyond their control. We have entered a new dark ages in which people do not comprehend their own interests. It almost seems to justify the corruption of our new crop of leaders. Audiences have become so polarized that if there was a professional neutral news organization, no one would tune in simply because it does not pander to their ideology. Viewers have become cheerleaders for their particular cause.

The really chilling question is not whether being woke has led to being broke --- but rather whether being woke is simply a ramification of a society in decline, i.e. it is not a cause but in effect. If this is the case, then there is nothing that can be done.

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Michael Kramer's avatar

The midweek sermon-But we have hope in the new vision of the DOGE masters. They are going turn into the new lean mean puffing machine of efficiency run by Tesla robots! Just think, an AI to guide Drumpf and his reformers to victory for the Bumbleticks! MAGA is the real deal.

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