A Pairing

I don’t want to play Amateur Adam Curtis, but I want to flag this comment from The New York Times Moscow Bureau Chief Anton Troianovski made in The New York Times newsletter about The War in Ukraine —

The problem here is not necessarily just fear or totalitarianism, it’s the fact that Putin has helped create this political environment where people just feel detached from their government, from their rulers and politicians.

— and pair it with this tweet from screenwriter, playwright, and producer Dorothy Fortenberry in reaction to the news out of Uvalde, Texas —

Dorothy Fortenberry @Dorothy410berry

people are talking about staying or going, but more than physical escape, i feel the lure of psychic fleeing, detaching from my sense of obligation to my fellow man since the political systems are so unresponsive to the desires of the populace

1:00 AM ∙ May 25, 2022

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