Just had lunch with my brother and mother, during which she said that she was becoming quite depressed at her own growing scepticism about the possibility of real change (in the world).
I find this too. I think that this is a result of 2 main currents: Firstly, events which happen are so difficult to comprehend although you know they're real (like the "war on terror") and secondly, because the domininant idea at present is that capitalism will solve all - that the individiual can do nothing except for themselves - and this combination is so prevalent, even in places (the labour party for example) which had more collective ideas previously, that many people are just giving up on bigger social ideas . .
Its all a little unnerving.
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