Arnon Grunberg

Superior

Cleanse

Ideological veganism? Here is Arthur C. Brooks in The Times:

"What to do? Start with a politics cleanse: For two weeks — maybe over your August vacation — resolve not to read, watch or listen to anything about politics. Don’t discuss politics with anyone. When you find yourself thinking about politics, distract yourself with something else. (I listen to Bach cantatas, but that’s not for everybody.) This is hard to do, of course, but not impossible. You just have to plan ahead and stand firm. Think of it as ideological veganism. On the one hand, your friends will think you’re a little wacky. On the other hand, you’ll feel superior to them."

Read the article here.

Ideological veganism is tempting, in any case ideology always turns out to be an enemy of mankind. So the goal is to become an ideological vegan without turning ideological veganism into an ideology.

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