The WaPo Op-Ed by Robert Kagan is an absolute must read and share broadly. I’ll provide some quotes and connecting commentary, but trust me, this must be read and shared.
Fascism
Reconciliation, Retribution, Punishment, Forgiveness: How Do We Understand and Manage the Fascist Threat We Face?
I think most of us have grossly under-estimated the threat we face in this country, assuming that far-right domestic terrorists are a small segment of mostly uneducated, angry white men. It is much larger than that, and far more dangerous…. Read More ›
God, Guns, Bats, and Patriotism: A Guest Blog from Portland & Horrific Quotes Suggesting What Is Coming
Today, we offer a glimpse of what lies ahead, beginning with a News In Brief from Heather Cox Richardson detailing how Trump is fomenting misinformation & violence & then from Portland, a view of right wing militia & what likely… Read More ›
Trump Is Putting Our Lives at Risk: This is No Time for Comfort Zones
Musings on the NM and US elections, links to Veterans for Peace and Working Families Party events & reflections on produced water, renewable energy & Trump’s fascist tendencies. We close the post with a livestream concert from David Berkeley.
Der Spiegel: Wake Up America. You Are Closing in on 1933
Today we feature a report from Germany pleading with America to wake up. The parallels are becoming more pronounced with the introduction of paramilitary troops into our cities & vicious rhetoric characterizing protesters as terrorists. Read on.