Morality, Politics, and Decline, Part 2: Freedom or Victimhood

Morality, Politics, and Decline, Part 2: Freedom or Victimhood
"An Allegory of Repentance" or "Vanitas," circa 1650–1660, by unknown artist. Oil on canvas. Pollok House, Glasgow. Public Domain
James Sale
Updated:
0:00

Freedom of the will is something we all know; it’s obvious when we have acted freely, or when we have been under some sort of compulsion. At least, we can recognize freedom until we are so saturated in the streams of compulsion that we no longer see our own pitiable, enslaved state.

In Part 1 of this two-part article, we looked at how the idea of morality had become “unacceptable,” to use a current term for it, and how the idea of evil, too, was being abolished. Furthermore, morality was being replaced by victimhood and psychiatry, and underlying this was a fundamental assault on freedom and especially the freedom of  will. In Part 2, we look more closely at freedom and the freedom of  will.
James Sale
James Sale
Author
James Sale has had over 50 books published, most recently, “Mapping Motivation for Top Performing Teams” (Routledge, 2021). He has been nominated for the 2022 poetry Pushcart Prize, and won first prize in The Society of Classical Poets 2017 annual competition, performing in New York in 2019. His most recent poetry collection is “StairWell.” For more information about the author, and about his Dante project, visit EnglishCantos.home.blog
Related Topics