An interesting video. And yes, I did watch it even though doing so violates FR protocol.
What I found interesting and frankly refreshing was that the narrator didn’t have an answer as to what ideas will prevail as our metaphorical second fleet. And I liked the whole analogy of the first fleet that was destroyed being obsolete and having to have been gotten out of the way anyways in order for the second fleet to emerge, and win.
Again, the narrator didn’t provide insights into what he considered the great ideas, or if they had even emerged. That either comes later from the narrator, or perhaps we fill in the blanks.
I’ll take the liberty to discuss what I think the “first fleet” was recently. I think it was the idea that our political structure, more specifically the political leadership in either political party acts as a sort of protector of our freedoms. I have viewed that as preposterous for some time, but sense that
the recent elections have more or less firmed that up as a mainstream viewpoint. The politicians aren’t going to protect what we really care about.
Excellent analysis, and I agree that we have been lulled into believing we possess freedoms. Freedoms are always a fragile idea for which no perfect structure exists to ensure that it lasts forever. It takes massive effort to maintain freedoms, and they will constantly be under attack, both externally, as well as, internally.