I'm familiar with the temptation to point to signs of decadence to justify a sense of resignation (it sometimes seems that people are hungry for signs that the whole system is collapsing, which would be proof that it is hopeless to try and improve it).
This is great! It reminds me of a phrase the Susan Neiman often uses - including with regards to Israel/Palestine: hope is a moral obligation. (https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2024/01/susan-neiman-its-not-about-being-pro-israel-or-pro-palestine-but-pro-human-rights).
I'm familiar with the temptation to point to signs of decadence to justify a sense of resignation (it sometimes seems that people are hungry for signs that the whole system is collapsing, which would be proof that it is hopeless to try and improve it).
Très bien exposé.
merci