A slight cold and the stresses of preparing both for my course
today and the launch of my Hume lectures on Thursday have kept me from posting in
several days. Watching American politics
these days has put me in mind of Gandhi’s famous remark. Asked what he thought of British democracy,
he replied sardonically, “It would be a lovely idea.”
There is much discussion these days about whether 'our' democratic American traditions can survive Trump. I recall a tense moment when the Lone Ranger
and Tonto faced a menacing group of Cherokee warriors. “Are we going to survive?” the Lone Ranger
asked nervously. Tonto, you will no
doubt remember, replied “What do you mean ‘we,’ White Man?”
Well, if the Coronavirus doesn’t get me, I will be curious
to see how things fall out over the next few months.
5 comments:
I though Gandi's remark was about Wester civilization?
« “What Do You Think of Western Civilization?”
“I Think It Would Be a Good Idea”
Mohandas Gandhi? Apocryphal? »
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/04/23/good-idea/
I can report directly from Japan on the virus issue at least and say there is general unease and annoyance over the lack of recreational medical masks, that item very much sold out at this point. This along with an attitude, which is only expressed when asked, that this is just like China, and we shouldn't let them in all together.
As a side note I'm very much looking forward to Hume but don't work yourself to exhaustion professor!
NP
Quite correct, David Auerbach and Anonymous. It is a great line.
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