@jamesshelley Forty year ago (this October), Havel wrote in The Power of the Powerless that, “Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them.”

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2018-01-03 12:18 am

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schuth

@jamesshelley Forty year ago (this October), Havel wrote in The Power of the Powerless that, “Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them.”

2018-01-03 3:51 am

jamesshelley

@schuth That is a dynamite quote that beautifully captures the crux of the issue, I think.

2018-01-04 6:46 pm