Atrophy and Asymptotes Quotes

“The biggest common marker I see in America is the indifference of a large percentage of the population. The ends are ever polarizing, stretching the common core values further and further apart, while the middle 80% of the population is frozen in either cowardice or nihilism. This was one of the very reasons I had stated for writing this book. I do not want you to ever not know what I believe. I would consider that one of my biggest failures. I respect the 10% on the opposite end of the polarization more than I respect the 80% that stands for nothing. That weak 80% will always give credibility to any government wishing to commit atrocities via their lack of action.”
― Jack McMahon, Atrophy and Asymptotes: A Father's Ravings on the Decay of American Values and Authoritarian Drift

“Censorship may not on its face look like the most evil act someone can partake in, but do not be fooled into thinking it is any less destructive than genocide. Genocide is at least clear evil out in the open. Censorship bends the perception of reality into a lie. All moral lenses become distorted and the entire population can be driven mad as they experience one thing while the world says another.”
― Jack McMahon, Atrophy and Asymptotes: A Father's Ravings on the Decay of American Values and Authoritarian Drift