21st Century: Query 197 (Voltaire)
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
~ Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and
philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity,
especially the Roman Catholic Church, as well as his
advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
Donald Trump
has convinced his supporters to believe what kind of absurdities?
How close are
his supporters to committing, in his name, atrocities?
What can ordinary
citizens do about it?