Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Waugh

From Robbery Under Law: "In the sixteenth century human life was disordered and talent stultified by the obsession of theology; today we are plague-sticken by politics."

The parallel is closer than he suggests, for politics is a religion for many of us.

2 comments:

Assistant Village Idiot said...

I sometimes wonder if politics is like Mammon, a god who cannot be worshiped just a little bit, but one who eventually takes over all the real estate in your head.

james said...

I think all the gods are jealous gods.