Another insightful essay.

That said, I don’t spend any time thinking about how history will judge me. I don’t think most folks do. I think most folks subliminally figure out what is in their best interest at the moment & then rationalize a moral/ethical construct that defines their perceived self-interest as a good. And for most folks, stability is in their perceived self-interest.

Another dynamic I have observed since I became politically aware…

Paranoia of the privileged is a universal human trait. As soon as any group perceives itself as enjoying an advantage over others, it doesn’t ONLY become very protective of that advantage, it comes to believe they are entitled to it & that society benefits from it. They come to fear & demonize anyone who wants to deprive them of that advantage.