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Nothing recent about it. Deathwish politics is at least as old as the mid 1950's when impending nuclear Armageddon was on the cards. Out of that came a sect o
by nonrandomstring 3y ago
Nothing recent about it.
Deathwish politics is at least as old as the mid 1950's when impending
nuclear Armageddon was on the cards.
Out of that came a sect of American evangelical fundamentalists who
believe in "The Rapture". Many prominent US political figures were and
remain associated with it.
Right now many of these types are rubbing their hands with glee over
the middle-East conflict, hoping it will escalate as prophesied.
- mypastself 3y agoI’d lump that group in with preppers, given their conservative political leanings. These seem to hew closer to New Age cults that rose to prominence in the ‘60s and ‘70, except with a more secular bent.
- nickpp 3y agoAren’t they mostly coming from the lest though? Preppers mostly come from the political right, I believe.
- geysersam 3y agoWho's having deathwish? Status quo politicians or those who realize the problems we're facing. I'd call that lifewish
- amazingman 3y ago> Who's having deathwish? Status quo politicians or those who realize the problems we're facing A subset of the latter. There are those who begin with the premise that the world is going to hell and then seek out (and amplify) any evidence they find that resonates with their bias. Doomers, if you will. It's not even that difficult to identify these folks, but as soon as one does the retort is invariably some form of "you have your head in the sand".
- geysersam 3y agoWhat do you mean by "begin with the premise that the world is going to hell"? Can you name a person who does that? In the context of this particular blog post I think the authors argue quite coherently in favor of their perspective, whether you think it right or not, it's hardly "beginning from the premise".