The Tyranny of Nice: How We Traded Virtue for Vibes
People are drowning in the shallow waters of self-esteem. For decades, the high priests of pop psychology and the wardens of politics have peddled a dangerous gospel: that feeling good about oneself is the highest good.
This therapeutic tyranny, whispered from leather couches, insists that self-worth is a prize to be given, not an honor to be earned.
Has the public been sold a bill of goods? Our elites swap the cheap sugar of affirmation for the red meat of character. This isn’t a mere misstep but poison that is corrupting the national soul.
The architects of this grand deception deliberately confuse two distinct concepts: self-esteem and self-image. Self-esteem is a fleeting emotional vapor. Self-image is a clear-eyed reckoning of what you are and what you can become.
The pioneers who carved a nation from wilderness weren’t burdened by chasing warm fuzzies. They stood firm on an honest s
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