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Till a few years ago, what was discussed in classrooms was fairly based on real-life principles of Democracy: freedom to choose the candidate who roots for the nation’s wellbeing; based on the values endorsed by the individual voter. Recently, it has been more about group loyalty and identity politics, how did we end up here.
In his book, A History of Western Philosophy, Bertrand Russell writes, “Social cohesion is a necessity, and mankind has never yet succeeded in enforcing cohesion by merely rational arguments.” We witness this unfold before our eyes with the world in the perilous grips of a virus, in need of its people to unite to curb the spread of the virus and put an end to this unforgiving and, what seems like an endless pandemic.
Evidence suggests that we, as consumers of mass media, are captivated by true crime. But what hauls us into devouring stories of gut-wrenching tragedies? Is it to satisfy our thirst for solving puzzles or is it to reinforce our faith in the justice system? Turns out, there is more to it.
