![]() ![]() ![]() His life, as we have seen, was pummeled by heavy waves of adversity that could have capsized him many times, but he stayed on beam and sailed ahead. How, then, can we remain steady and unruffled in the civilization-battering turbulence all around us? Many people are wondering about that, as evidenced by the recent popularity of posters, T-shirts, and other objects bearing a message that symbolized British pluck during the fiery storms of the Second World War: “Keep Calm and Carry On.”įor many, Winston Churchill epitomized the attitude those words convey. ![]() until it was too late and people could see the Great Unraveling for what it was and what it had wrought. The great rising nations of vast populations held the fate of the world in their hands but hardly seemed to care. Dystopia was a vogue word, like utopia in the 20th century. Politicians, haunted by their incapacity, played on the fears of their populations, who were device-distracted or under device-driven stress. Democracy looked quaint or outmoded beside new authoritarianisms. ![]()
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