It now appears that we took the understanding of democracy, the scientific process, and other basic tenants of our modern society for granted. But, it was a goo

It now appears that we took the understanding of democracy, the scientific process, and other basic tenants of our modern society for granted. But, it was a good run. It's so crazy to me that people who built their fortunes on the foundations of the previous paragraph are now doing their best to destroy those foundations. It was only recently that I realized that "may you live in interesting times" was a curse, and not a blessing.