The times we are living in was best explained by Plato

[Horse with no Name]

In The Allegory of the Cave.
We have witnessed what people perceived as an economy under Obama as failing because that is what they were told. However, that same economy and job growth under trump they celebrate.
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The allegory contains many forms of symbolism used to describe the state of the world. The cave is a symbol of the world and the prisoners are those who inhabit the world. The chains that prevent the prisoners from leaving the cave represent ignorance, meaning they interfere with the prisoners seeing the truth. The shadows cast on the walls of the cave represent what people see in the present world. Last, the freed prisoner represents those in society who see the physical world for the illusion that it is.”

[handmade34]

1. yes

I used the "Allegory of the Cave" in a sermon once... love the story! it is ever-relevant with humans

[Hortensis]

2. Interesting thoughts, though "best" explained?

We have a lot of sharp thinkers around these days who do a lot of explaining of their analyses.

Cultures and understanding may advance, but human nature's probably pretty much the same.
Today those most deluded are certainly still those least desiring to be freed from delusion. Plato would recognize types he knew long ago.