Maher sounds like the flip side of Rod Dreher and Solzhenitsyn. Instead of "live not by lies" and thereby opposing totalitarianism, it's "you must live by OUR lies" (totalitarian MVT).
Oh my goodness, Anne! I hardly have the words. Minimum viable truth. It's just hard to comprehend. Thank you, as always for writing about these things the way you do!
If Maher is worried about climate change, she needs to demonstrate that 1) the climate is indeed changing, and 2) the changes are harmful. If she simply asserts dangers without demonstrating their reality, all anyone has to do is say, "The climate is fine; don't get so upset."
Maher sounds like the flip side of Rod Dreher and Solzhenitsyn. Instead of "live not by lies" and thereby opposing totalitarianism, it's "you must live by OUR lies" (totalitarian MVT).
Just read it, Anne! Well done as always.
Oh my goodness, Anne! I hardly have the words. Minimum viable truth. It's just hard to comprehend. Thank you, as always for writing about these things the way you do!
Really nice piece in World, Anne. That was terrific.
If Maher is worried about climate change, she needs to demonstrate that 1) the climate is indeed changing, and 2) the changes are harmful. If she simply asserts dangers without demonstrating their reality, all anyone has to do is say, "The climate is fine; don't get so upset."