Yes, leaving Statist Idolatry involves cognitive dissonance and the temporary emotive discomfort of venturing into the seemingly unknown, until a new status quo and familiarity is arrived at: The institutions in America which promote the best within man, such as the free market, have been replaced by those that promote immoral criminality. In Defying Hitler, Haffner noted how the rise of the total state began to change the very nature of the individuals in society. The best of human characteristics became less common even within people who were not connected to the state. Neighbors were more likely to report each other to authorities, sometimes to settle a petty grudge; people did not speak freely in public places like restaurants and hushed companions who did so; strangers suspected and watched each other. In short, the state changed the character of the people, of the nation itself. A cultured people like the Germans descended into barbarism. A free people like the Americans are being reduced to chattel slavery. And as the process occurs, the nature of the American people will change. have no quarrel with those who believe the sound institutions and character of North America can be restored. I wish them well. But there is a point when the Haffner solution of walking away may be necessary. It is the unbearable lightness of leaving. “Unbearable” because so much is being left behind that it can feel like abandoning your life. “Lightness” because a great weight falls away and possibilities fill a new future.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:01:28 +0000
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