Perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising: the ACLU seems always to have had a penchant for realpolitik: put-up jobs to provoke a confrontation and so on. The end is always seen as justifying the means. It was jarring when I learned of this sort of behaviour on their part, but at least in the past this was aligned to the aims of Civil Rights 1.0 and led to some classically liberal successes. Now there’s the real risk that (to borrow from Eric Hoffer) the movement will finally become a racket.
Rackets, cults, and mob rule. America has seen a few eras of these. My fear is whether our children, and our future society, survive this. Debauchery and eunuchs appear at the decline of former empires.
Have you heard of the experiment Universe 25? Interesting parallels.
Perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising: the ACLU seems always to have had a penchant for realpolitik: put-up jobs to provoke a confrontation and so on. The end is always seen as justifying the means. It was jarring when I learned of this sort of behaviour on their part, but at least in the past this was aligned to the aims of Civil Rights 1.0 and led to some classically liberal successes. Now there’s the real risk that (to borrow from Eric Hoffer) the movement will finally become a racket.
Rackets, cults, and mob rule. America has seen a few eras of these. My fear is whether our children, and our future society, survive this. Debauchery and eunuchs appear at the decline of former empires.
Have you heard of the experiment Universe 25? Interesting parallels.
Agreed. Leor Sapir even used the word 'racket' in his Genspect presentation (which, btw, is available on youtube).
Makes so much sense! 1.0 vs. 2.0, in the light of day vs. in the shadows, running the marathon vs. landing at finish line via helicopter.
Very bad decision by that judge with very bad consequences.
Spot on my friend!!