It is the occupation of politicians to deny this ubiquity, nay, universality of corroded hearts, to discount the barren laboriousness of all paths. Reduce corporate taxes, they say, or redistribute the wealth of the parasitic class to the desperate class, and then all who matter can cross the Jordan together and enter into a new land of happiness whose prior inhabitants will dissolve into sea-colored ghosts of dust.
In William T. Vollmann's "The Royal Family," the author critiques politicians for overlooking the widespread decay of moral values and genuine connection among people. He suggests that politicians often minimize the challenges faced by individuals, promoting solutions like lowering corporate taxes or redistributing wealth, which fail to address the deeper issues at hand. This simplistic view ignores the complex realities that people experience daily.
Vollmann highlights the futility of believing that...
