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Idiotical Possession in Politics
i see this alot in politic politics, left, right and centre - that political ideology is sort of picked up as a religious fervor. A lot of the same pathologies that come from religious dogmatism can grab you u in this ideological possession if it's not tempered by humility or collectivity. I mean, people just sit on liine all day long, and their brains float off into fairy tale words, you know, sand castles in the sky. So be aware of that in yourself and others. What works on paper doesn't always work in real life. And we really need to take that on board as intellectuals who are politically engaged and care about social justice,. an economic justice