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All articles in this Blog are written by the two contributors to "Saying Goodbye to Tinkerbell", unless otherwise noted. This side bar, which appears on every page, consists of our commentary combined with two quoted paragraphs from a book by Diana West. See below.
WHY: Saying Goodbye to Tinkerbell?
It is the conviction of the writers of this blog that we as a civilization are, and have been for many decades, living in an “Age of Perpetual Adolescence”.
With regard to emotional, psychological and intellectual levels of maturity (and the accompanying quality of courage which is associated with that) we are disturbed to realize that there are almost no adults remaining in the room. It seems that only children of varying ages remain. They will NOT say goodbye to Tinkerbell. Reality for today’s perpetually-adolescent, resides in a Make-Believe Fairyland where everyone is interchangeable, and all cultures, creeds and religions are equally good.
“This gaping disconnect with reality dovetails nicely with the overall post-grown-up cultural reluctance— dare I say, childish reluctance?— to face extremely unpleasant facts. Rather than confront the hard truths of our times, we tell ourselves soothing tales; rather than act on the logic of reality, we deny its implications. Such delusional thinking…comes naturally to a culture that has perpetuated and enshrined immaturity for more than a half century. But how much longer can a society in denial last?
The fact that this same reluctance to discuss Islam—to study its history, dissect its institutions, analyze its impact—is only more rigid after 9/ 11 is nothing short of incredible.” (1)
(1) West, Diana (2008-09-16). The Death of the Grown-Up: How America's Arrested Development Is Bringing Down Western Civilization (p. 210). St. Martin's Press. Kindle Edition.