The pendulum
I'm seeing a dangerous trend. On several issues, the pendulum is passing through the middle and headed to the other extreme. I won't name the issues themselves, but there are many. I live in a country that considers itself the land of the free. Freedom is a balancing act, one that we haven't always achieved well. The disenfranchised gain footing, but instead of merely holding place, they go on the attack, in the name of protecting themselves from ever being hurt again. However, it's impossible to protect ourselves from ever being hurt. Even the boy in the bubble felt pain. If he didn't, he could have been seriously injured and not even realize it. Pain is not a good thing to endure, but it is a sign of things going wrong. Even in large groups such as a society. If people are willing to let the pendulum swing that far, we end up with John Brown and Robespierre. Lit fires and Madame Guillotine. The pendulum is a gut response to being hurt. It's a reaction of...