Although Utopia is a fool's errand, it will NEVER go away; it will rise from the ashes as every generation comes into the world critical of the past, and certain it can change the world. They alone are enlightened. They alone have good intentions. Obama believed that if he just went around the world convincing people the US just wants to be friends, he would spread world peace. Utopians forget two things: human nature cannot be breached, and different cultures, religions, ethnic groups, are often alien and incomprehensible to each other. William Safire, writing about a summit with the Russians, wrote that our data bases didn't match, there was no basis of understanding or trust. The same could be said for personal relations. Utopians either don't understand, or don't want to know. What could go wrong?
Judge Bork referred to “ the vertical envelopment of the barbarians,” meaning that every new generation is like an invasion of the uncivilized, the necessity being that we civilize them. This extends to their manifest unwisdom.
"...the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians..."
Nor were they the people who fought the Russian revolutions on1905 or 1917. After the revolution had been won by right-leaning groups, elements of the military, and some socialists, the Marxist communists took over in a coup.
Although Utopia is a fool's errand, it will NEVER go away; it will rise from the ashes as every generation comes into the world critical of the past, and certain it can change the world. They alone are enlightened. They alone have good intentions. Obama believed that if he just went around the world convincing people the US just wants to be friends, he would spread world peace. Utopians forget two things: human nature cannot be breached, and different cultures, religions, ethnic groups, are often alien and incomprehensible to each other. William Safire, writing about a summit with the Russians, wrote that our data bases didn't match, there was no basis of understanding or trust. The same could be said for personal relations. Utopians either don't understand, or don't want to know. What could go wrong?
Judge Bork referred to “ the vertical envelopment of the barbarians,” meaning that every new generation is like an invasion of the uncivilized, the necessity being that we civilize them. This extends to their manifest unwisdom.
Did he discuss that in "Slouching toward Gomorrah?
I read the book in the early 70s. Yes,
I’m that old,
Here is a utopia https://open.substack.com/pub/frederickrsmith/p/logans-lesson-20-12-24
Funny, how many destructive utopians were intellectuals.
Spot on article and enjoyed your humor throughout!
Thanks
"...the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians..."
Nor were they the people who fought the Russian revolutions on1905 or 1917. After the revolution had been won by right-leaning groups, elements of the military, and some socialists, the Marxist communists took over in a coup.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/october-revolution-was-coup-not-revolution
Lenin wasn't even in Russia during the actual revolution.
Hubris, you would think they would grow up some day.