It strikes me that some of what is radicalism is actually a counter to initial radical reform. It’s reoccurring as conservatives fear how liberal the world is becoming. People seem to fear chaos because chaos strips control. Liberalism seems to be equated with chaos. So is art. Art is self expression. Liberalism offers freedom to express.
People are favouring labels outside of traditionally available boxes. Some refuse to be labelled at all. Social media gives most of us a platform to express ourselves. What goes ‘viral’ provides an interesting insight into exposure and what is currently prevailing, whether as a distraction or debate or a deflection, and there is generally both an amplified mistrust of and reliance upon media and technology.
Return to a pre-reformation era sometimes shows up as a return to simplicity if only in theory; some of us cannot readily practice it, and simplicity, when overdone, reduces nuance and experience.
Some of us embrace change, integrating old and new. There is a resilience here, overlooked from either side, politically and generationally.
