ALEXANDER PARKER: Rama-drama is just the latest manifestation of our crisis-in-perpetuity
We live in a giant false dichotomy that forces us to accept what is unacceptable because we are led to believe the only alternative is worse
05 December 2022 - 05:03
Observing the current news landscape one feels a familiar SA sense of crisis. If it’s not something overtly political, such as the rollercoaster the president has been on over the past few days, it can be something politically adjacent, such as the assault on Durban last year, or a climate-related crisis, or perhaps just some “decent, honest crime”.
In these scenarios we focus in detail on our way out of the crisis. At times of high anxiety we do what we can to be safe. We also do what we can to feel safe, a different psychological exercise that leads us to find comfort in strange places. ..
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