Political Observer on the shifting ‘political evolitions’ of Janan Ganesh.
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The Argument for the Right to Be Apolitical
- Humility and Restraint: As discussed in the Financial Times Column, proponents argue that most public political opinions add little genuine value to society, and stepping back from constant public discourse can be a form of intellectual and civic humility. [1]
- Mental Health and “Inner Emigration”: Retreating into private life, hobbies, and personal relationships offers a psychological sanctuary (“inner emigration”) to cope with social turmoil and burnout. [1]
Janan Ganesh in the Financial Time : The right to be apolitical.
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Editor: Reader avail yourself of some examples of what has been Mr. Ganesh has advocated over time?
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Janan Ganesh in the Life and Arts section of The Financial Times, where he belongs!
Posted onNovember 4, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Ganesh proclaims: ‘We will be living in Trumpland for decades’ stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 03, 2024 Editor: Mr. Ganesh begins his essay with this ‘The paragraph that follows is the most reluctantly written of my career.’: what might The Reader make of … Continue reading →
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The World is full of Surprises, but not in Janan Ganesh World: it’s a Crowd Scene pretending to be an essay! via a 1966 Black & White Photograph.
Posted onAugust 18, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Cynic thinks of the long dead American Poet Frank O’Hara! The opening paragraphs are not exactly replaced, but a black & white photo of three long dead American literary figures : John Updike, John Steinbeck and Arthur Miller at an … Continue reading →
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Political Observer can’t resist Janan Ganesh political embroidery, or all that Royal Icing on Miss Haversham’s wedding cake ?
Posted onAugust 16, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Observer shares his thoughts! What does Miss Haversham’s wedding cake have to do with Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay? Telling question? Miss Haversham was left at the alter, and her life ended is a moment of betrayal, that metastasized into … Continue reading →
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Political Observer can’t resist Janan Ganesh political embroidery, or all that Royal Icing on Miss Haversham’s wedding cake ?
Posted onAugust 16, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Observer shares his thoughts! What does Miss Haversham’s wedding cake have to do with Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay? Telling question? Miss Haversham was left at the alter, and her life ended is a moment of betrayal, that metastasized into … Continue reading →
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Political Observer confesses: I can’t resist Janan Ganesh chatter, @FT !
Posted onAugust 15, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Just look at the political actors, players, walk-ons in Ganesh’ s latest Historical Re -Write its like crewel embroidery aided by gusts of Hot Air . Editor: Paragraph 1: …the American left…, …Defund the Police…,…White Fragility…, Politics being downstream of culture,…, Dave … Continue reading →
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Janan Ganesh on ‘the demand for a bolder Starmer’ is about a: ‘journalistic euphemism for “left wing” ‘
Posted onJune 7, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Observer wonders where that ‘left wing’ might be? Not at The Economist, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Spectator, The New Statesman.* The regular reader has to wince at Janan Ganesh’s latest political commentary, that now places him … Continue reading →
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Janan Ganesh on: ‘The shock of the old’, ‘low birth rates’, ‘old people will have to remain productive a bit longer’& a Mitt Romney 47% pastiche!
Posted onJune 7, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Observer opens a door? Mr. Ganesh’s ‘politicking’ reaches into the the most unlikely places, and chooses unlikely persons to make his arguments! Wedded to self-congratulation about his imagined victory about ‘low birth rates’ and the underserving retirees: ‘old people will have to remain productive … Continue reading →
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It’s almost a pleasure to read Janan Ganesh @FT?
Posted onMay 23, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Observer comments. After this May 17, 2024 opening paragraph: When I was two or three, I went walkabout and wasn’t found until some time later at a local mall. What a close brush with disaster, readers will think. What … Continue reading →
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Is it possible that boulevardier Janan Ganesh offering a ‘Mulligan Stew’, instead of his usual… his readership might miss his proffered rhetorical ‘Caviar and Blinis’ ?
Posted onApril 12, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Cynic comments Opinion Populism Headline: The west is suffering from its own success Sub-headline: Smartphone addiction, culture wars and low birth rates are byproducts of wealth https://www.ft.com/content/74918df2-6911-4087-8add-c11df2811129 A sampler of this ‘Mulligan Stew’ that Ganesh prepares for his readers is helpful: … Continue reading →
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Janan Ganesh on ‘The welcome demise of big-government Toryism’…
Posted onJanuary 10, 2024bystephenkmacksd
Political Commentator wonders, where the Homeless & Hungry might fit into ‘Ganesh World’? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… January 11, 2024: In my haste to comment on Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay, I commented about the Hunger and Homelessness in Britain. I failed in my … Continue reading →
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Professional boulevardier Janan Ganesh diagnoses ‘The American Problem’, while ignoring the Genocide in Palestine… any surprise?
Posted onDecember 19, 2023bystephenkmacksd
Political Reporter comments. Opinion US society America’s cultural supremacy and geopolitical weakness The notion of ‘decline’ is too crude to capture what is happening to the US in the 21st century. https://www.ft.com/content/dce07860-f39e-432b-a0f6-1a2124e4e1a3 The Reader has to wonder at the opening of … Continue reading →
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Political Observer on the shifting political evolutionions of Janan Ganesh!
