Consensus – received opinion – accepted wisdom. Different expressions for a similar sort of thing, a framework for understanding the world. We can’t do without them, they are the ‘inherited background against which we judge between true and false’ (Mr Ludwig).<\/p>\n
That does not mean, however, that they are not open to investigation and discussion, and that they can be quite shockingly disconnected from reality. (Mr MacIntyre has a good discussion on how to go about it in this book<\/a>).<\/p>\n I’ve often in my own mind thought of the secular mind-set which is dominant in Western society<\/a> as a ‘bubble’. Within the bubble it all makes sense; the assumptions are reinforced by the conversations taking place with other people within the bubble<\/a>; those with assumptions outside the bubble<\/a> are generally denigrated for being more or less mad <\/a>or stupid<\/a>. Those criticised tend to be conservatives, but there is an equally cogent left-wing critique of the bubble<\/a>, so it isn’t just a left-wing\/right-wing divide.<\/p>\n I was put in mind of this by reading these two articles, which each touch on the fact that the establishment bubble is becoming more and more disconnected from reality – and, I would argue, is about to burst. That bursting will lead to us living through some very interesting times.<\/p>\n Victor Davis Hanson: Pity the post-modern cultural elite<\/a> Consensus – received opinion – accepted wisdom. Different expressions for a similar sort of thing, a framework for understanding the world. We can’t do without them, they are the ‘inherited background against which we judge between true and false’ (Mr … Continue reading
American Spectator: The American Ruling Class<\/a>
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