Discussion about this post

User's avatar
right2's avatar

Silver Bullet Syndrome definitely plays to the human psyche, otherwise no one would buy magic diet pills, click the "one weird trick to..." banner ads, or think that this week's scratcher will be the one and they'll never have to work again.

I think a parallel force to this is the depersonalization of the whole process. If we use the comparison about ancient warfare to modern; where with a sword you look into your opponents eyes and feel the hot spray of their last moments vs pushing a button and ending a civilization thousands of miles away. So to has the political process changed from dealing with your neighbors and local elite where you all depend on each other to mailing in a vote to send someone you've never met to a place you'll never go, so they can decide things for thousands and millions of people.

And in my reckoning, the modern politician is just as destructive as the cruise missile...

Expand full comment
Jay W Watson's avatar

Great article Pete. My weekend IS already better now. The next Great Man will come from the "elites" but we can't wait. Each of us needs to become a "great man" now in our own families and circle of friends.

Expand full comment
3 more comments...

No posts