Acute social crises breed skepticism and hopelessness rather than only outrage

Evidence

Contemporary societies have experienced a tremendous social, political, economic, and migratory crisis that has been conducive to the rise of racist rhetoric, violent actions, police brutality, xenophobic attacks, and religious intolerance. The threats to people’s lives and the planet have deteriorated the vital harmony of human existence and have produced countless personal and collective traumas. As a result of these everyday realities, skepticism, disengagement, and hopelessness have settled in the minds and hearts of many, eliciting a feeling of disenchantment and indifference. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 1381

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Small everyday hopes can confront hopelessness better than grand projects — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 1386; Fear of seeming pessimistic suppresses citizens’ capacity to analyze present realities — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 150; A moral panic counts as a crisis when it is experienced as one (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Fear of seeming pessimistic suppresses citizens’ capacity to analyze present realities #corroborates (0.78) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 150
• A moral panic counts as a crisis when it is experienced as one #corroborates (0.72)