The more you think politics and society have changed, the more you realize they're actually the same.
Maybe this is a warning, from way back in 1975. Yes, I know it's fiction. But it's fiction that drew a lot from contemporary society to maybe get people talking about things since they saw them on a comedy show.
The question remains, as you or I rail against the failings of politics, politicians, "the media," social networks, or whatever El Guapo you feel like fighting or whatever particular windmills you're tilting at: What are we, as individuals, willing to do about it?
And, when we figure out what we're willing to do, step back for a moment: Is the thing we're willing to do sensible? Will it add to the solution or add to the problem?
Those are heavy questions to answer.
But they ought to be asked, and answered sincerely, before any one of us straps on a belt of metaphorical dynamite.
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