Hope is the big one, the one that will defeat all: On Hope and Cynicism

This is an important one, the good post, the one piece of diamond in the big pile of doo-doo, pay attention to this.

Hope will conquer all.

The biggest enemy to democracy, to freedom, to all things good in humanity are hopelessness and cynicism. The Russian people have given up on self-governance and divestment of power, because they're hopeless with their agency, their worldview with regards to power is quite cynical. It is their belief that nothing ever matters, big powers will occupy them anyway, they are worthless and the powers that be in moscow rule them. Therefore, nothing matters, and everybody is just as bad, the world is a mean mean dark place where nothing good can ever happen. Alcoholism is the only good solution.

A lot of right-wing folks across the world have a similar view of politics and power. That there are a few powerful people who control everything and nothing changes, and everything is evil and bad and mean and good things don't happen and everything is shit. And you have to absolutely destroy your enemies and those annoying woke folks to get anything done.

Hope breaks all of that.

Hope brings up the possibility of compromise, it is the beam of sunshine in the otherwise dark cynical worldview. It tells you things will get better, and they may get worse before things go back up, but it'll turn out fine, you just have to believe, and keep doing the right thing. Because together we can.

Hope is strong, the antidote to the evil cynicism in governance. Hope, against your best instincts, because it's the only way to greatness.