The B is reminiscent of how some folks will cherry-pick scripture to justify positions, pretending (as you said) that there is a coherent through-line proving their point.
You can draw any picture you want when the page is filled with enough dots.
Two illuminating pieces, which (very tangentially) raise a third question of how much the events of the 2020s can be compared to those of the early 1930s - Gleichschaltung of the civil service, etc… Who has written best on this?
Many thanks for these comments.
A small correction: a friend has pointed out that the Adam Mars-Jones text is a (long) short story, not a novel. It comes in his book Lantern Lecture.
The B is reminiscent of how some folks will cherry-pick scripture to justify positions, pretending (as you said) that there is a coherent through-line proving their point.
You can draw any picture you want when the page is filled with enough dots.
Super clear analysis breaking it down for all to see and use, thank you
Two illuminating pieces, which (very tangentially) raise a third question of how much the events of the 2020s can be compared to those of the early 1930s - Gleichschaltung of the civil service, etc… Who has written best on this?
As a US History educator who taught courses on the presidency, and constitutional lawyer, I completely agree with your assessment.