I think the C.S. Lewis book that most reminds me of our times is That Hideous Strength and N.I.C.E. National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments. C.S. Lewis had it spot on how the elites and the media can work together to create an "event".
The quote comes from an essay about humanitarian punishment under the law - is it for a crime or a sin or a disease, is it to accomplish punishment or deterrence or a cure?
A few sentences after the above quotation comes these lines which strike me as relevant to the proliferation of grievances for which some are now demanding redress:
“To be ‘cured’ against one’s will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level with those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.
I think the C.S. Lewis book that most reminds me of our times is That Hideous Strength and N.I.C.E. National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments. C.S. Lewis had it spot on how the elites and the media can work together to create an "event".