Volatile

We are in a time of global crisis. There is massive cultural and political change which is stirring passions in society and forcing a dialogue about what kind of world we will accept. In addition there is a climate crisis which is obliging us to change our ways and how our economics function.

Conservatism being what it is shows it's truest colors when there is the most threat to the status quo. The place of women and minorities in society plus the declining importance of the white male baby boomer world aesthetic is why we are seeing backlash. Social media being the great equalizer of opinion is also feeding into this frenzy. No surprise then that conspiracy theories abound.

Neoliberalism was a failed strategy that counted on free markets to fix global societal ails. That all it did was further line the pockets of the most wealthy is why we are seeing more talk of unions and a disgruntled GenZ generation wondering why they will be less well off than their parents.

Volatile is perhaps too weak a term after all.