I was listening to a podcast the other day where one of the hosts is academically obsessed with “Honor Cultures.” Honor Cultures being societies that require people to be (or at least end up with people being) tough guys focused on strength, honor and immediate personal and proportional retribution because the rule of law is weak. Without laws, sociopaths rise quickly to the top. I feel like Democrats are sliding toward finding their (our? I don’t even know anymore…) own strongman as the rule of law crumbles beneath us and we slide toward autocracy. Joe Biden saying he would kick Trump’s ass in a fight while flashing that million dollar smile is just too on the nose.
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