You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rock lists global and cultural contradictions to argue the world is chaotic.
- In plain terms
- He points out contradictions to show the world is crazy.
- What can you take from it?
- Contradictions reveal global chaos.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a crazy world?
- How do we make sense of chaos?
Another view
The list is disjointed and lacks deeper analysis.
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