Friday, April 30, 2021

In Praise of the Mad Ones

 


XI’S GOTTA HAVE IT! Revealed: The Scientists “Debunking” the Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Admit Being ‘Collaborators’ and Honorees of Chinese Communist Party.

Related: Fauci’s NIH funded controversial gain-of-function viral research at Wuhan lab to get around US ban on dangerous research.


More in Common, a British think-tank, recently identified seven types of citizen. Which am I?



 

Backbone Conservatives:

Optimistic.  Keenly follow the news, mainly on traditional media.  Nostalgic, patriotic, secure and confident.  Politically engaged.

 

Progressive Activists:

Vocal, ultra-political, passionate, on a mission to connect historic minority marginalisation.

 

Loyal Nationalists:

Proud, patriotic, tribal, proactive and frustrated at the gap between haves and have-nots.

 

Established Liberals:

Have done well and mean well.  Privileged, trusting, cosmopolitan and confident.  Pro-market.

 

Disengaged Traditionalists:

Value duty, order and effort.  Want strong leadership to keep people focused.  Self-reliant, tough-minded, suspicious and disconnected.

 

Disengaged Battlers:

Feel like they’re barely afloat, blaming the system for its unfairness.  Insecure, disillusioned, overlooked.

 

Civic Pragmatists:

Care about others.  Turned off by conflict and extremes.  Charitable, concerned, exhausted, open to compromise, socially liberal.

 

Where do you fit?



Steve Jobs praised The Crazy Ones.  Jack Kerouac praised The Mad Ones.

 

Catherina O’Gorman, Founder of Think Love Education (www.ThinkLove.com) reminded me of Kerouac’s great quote during a conversation earlier this month.  Here it is.

 

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes ‘Awww!'”