re: #308 HappyWarrior

The whole shift in American society around many issues has been one towards reactionism against what I consider a harmonious society. I wonder if there is an emergent anti-civilization movement popping up, a sort of, for lack of a better word, analog to Dadaism but instead of being anti-nationalist now we’re seeing anti-society.

Logic and reason are scorned on our popular outlets like twitter and blogs. What prevails are emotions. For all the words so many writers type there is an underlying disorder, a need to rebel but not just against one’s parents but against any notion of a cooperative society.

These nutjobs who like walking into fast-food places bearing high powered rifles are making quite the statement about their narcissism and fantasy. What they are shouting loudly is “I don’t need you, because I have my gun. Try to take it away from me and I will kill you.”