The Age of Evasion

Bruce S. Ledewitz
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America is now in the Age of Evasion. Our public events are scripted and phony. Our political rhetoric is filled with lies. Our symbols are fake. Our proposals are unreal. Virtue signaling has replaced reflection. We avoid deep questions, such as, in the abortion controversy, when life begins. Cancel culture has drowned rational debate. Politics are narrow and frozen. We long for more in our public life but feel that it is out of reach. We evade out of fear of the consequences of the Death of God. We do not want to acknowledge how alone we feel. We need a new story.
逃避时代
美国现在正处于逃避时代。我们的公共活动都是照本宣科的假的。我们的政治辞令充满了谎言。我们的符号是假的。我们的建议不现实。美德信号已经取代了反思。我们回避一些深层次的问题,比如,在堕胎争议中,生命何时开始。取消文化淹没了理性辩论。政治是狭隘和僵化的。我们渴望在公共生活中得到更多,但却觉得遥不可及。我们逃避是因为害怕上帝之死的后果。我们不想承认我们感到多么孤独。我们需要一个新的故事。
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