A non-binary worldview

The Western paradigm of 'my way or the highway' is no longer workable. It is time to accept complexity and contradictions as the norm

The world is entering a dystopian era where nothing that we took for granted even a few decades ago seems to work. Democracy appears to be in trouble everywhere, and its definition is not based on commonsense but is decided by an elite consensus. The state is supposed to have a monopoly on power and violence, but non-state actors, single-issue campaigners, and special interests seem to be exercising power out of proportion to their actual share in the population. The rule of law, supposed to be sacrosanct, is violated in spirit in many countries. It is now about “show me