Oddbean new post about login | logout In 1940, they didn't have any social media, just newspapers and that was enough to get the troops to land in Normandy. Now, every waking second we see the euthanasia of the Palestinians and yet nothing. I'm just happy that South Africa did something, least sending troops.
For sure, kudos to South Africa (and the handful of other nations that are trickling in to support the effort) for standing up against Israel. No doubt they will suffer in myriad ways for doing so, however, the increasingly multipolar world will hopefully have its back. Apathy is a terrible disease. It is everywhere. Combine that with minds that have been so aggressive propagandized and cultivated over decades, and, here we are. A pretty sick world "citizenry".