Something I thought was pretty interesting was the interaction between Johnnie and the civilian doctor at the Federal Building. At the end of the conversation the following words slipped out of the doctor.
"Now if they let medical men run things-"
I won't really spoil anything but later on in the book there is a discussion about technocrats and pseudo-scientists running things in the world's history. This line kind of foreshadows that a bit.
But what I really wanted to point out was the arrogance of this statement. The current government system they have in place has produced the best results out of any government system in history, by every metric. And still you have these elitists thinking they can do a better job despite not being elected or having any knowledge or experience about governance.
Just look at whats going on right now. You have unelected officials like Dr. Fauci and the CDC dictating national policy when they have no business doing so. And look at the mess their "leadership" has created.
Something I thought was pretty interesting was the interaction between Johnnie and the civilian doctor at the Federal Building. At the end of the conversation the following words slipped out of the doctor.
"Now if they let medical men run things-"
Man that part hit pretty good especially in light of current events, I was wondering if anyone was going to bring it up.
But what I really wanted to point out was the arrogance of this statement. The current government system they have in place has produced the best results out of any government system in history, by every metric. And still you have these elitists thinking they can do a better job despite not being elected or having any knowledge or experience about governance.
But, as we'll learn later...
Those disdainful, arrogant intelligentsia lack the one thing that the system is SET UP to select for. There is no danger to the system in letting them have their opinions freely because they will NEVER act on it.
Something I thought was pretty interesting was the interaction between Johnnie and the civilian doctor at the Federal Building. At the end of the conversation the following words slipped out of the doctor.
"Now if they let medical men run things-"
I won't really spoil anything but later on in the book there is a discussion about technocrats and pseudo-scientists running things in the world's history. This line kind of foreshadows that a bit.
But what I really wanted to point out was the arrogance of this statement. The current government system they have in place has produced the best results out of any government system in history, by every metric. And still you have these elitists thinking they can do a better job despite not being elected or having any knowledge or experience about governance.
Just look at whats going on right now. You have unelected officials like Dr. Fauci and the CDC dictating national policy when they have no business doing so. And look at the mess their "leadership" has created.
Man that part hit pretty good especially in light of current events, I was wondering if anyone was going to bring it up.
But, as we'll learn later...
Those disdainful, arrogant intelligentsia lack the one thing that the system is SET UP to select for. There is no danger to the system in letting them have their opinions freely because they will NEVER act on it.