Elizabeth, this is so good. A group of older, white, conservative, probably rich men in a room complaining that "no one is willing to sacrifice for their country anymore," is not something I could ever get behind, and the guest's failure to push back with a little logic is disappointing.
It reminds me of the many people during Covid who complained that "no one wants to work anymore." These kinds of pronouncements are seldom based on facts, they just catch on with people who need to believe them for one [political/psychological] reason or another.
I commend you for pushing back, for applying logic and real look-around-you facts to such statements.
And the writing itself? As always, not one sentence is out of place or redundant. Excellent piece!
Oh, and thank you so much for linking my essay and for your support. I'm deeply grateful and flattered!
Overdue for ABSOLUTE certain. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Elizabeth, this is so good. A group of older, white, conservative, probably rich men in a room complaining that "no one is willing to sacrifice for their country anymore," is not something I could ever get behind, and the guest's failure to push back with a little logic is disappointing.
It reminds me of the many people during Covid who complained that "no one wants to work anymore." These kinds of pronouncements are seldom based on facts, they just catch on with people who need to believe them for one [political/psychological] reason or another.
I commend you for pushing back, for applying logic and real look-around-you facts to such statements.
And the writing itself? As always, not one sentence is out of place or redundant. Excellent piece!
Oh, and thank you so much for linking my essay and for your support. I'm deeply grateful and flattered!
Deep thought and feeling meet here. Thank you, Elizabeth.
Odd article. https://marlowe1.substack.com/p/a-woman-without-a-country-the-stories?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=sllf3