"Man's basic vice, the source of all his evils, is the act of unfocusing his mind, the suspension of his consciousness, which is not blindness, but the refusal to see, not ignorance, but the refusal to know. Irrationality is the rejection of man's means of survival and, therefore, a commitment to a course of blind destruction; that which is anti-mind, is anti-life." Ayn Rand

The abandonment of reason may have reached its limit. See this link to a Washington Post editorial from a couple of days ago regarding transgender issues.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...

From LibertyPen's brilliantly written essay: "Compassion that ignores consequences is not compassion at all; it is irrationality dressed in moral clothing."

"To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he is irrational, the premise directing his actions is death." AR