What better embodiment of Trump’s vast and seemingly pathological hypocrisy is there than his claim that the media (or any critical opposition) lies about him. Hypocrisy is a historically successful strategy for narcissistic demagogues but Trump has taken the false presentation of self to a new level as he projects his own dubious relationship withContinueContinue reading “The responsibility of the media in Trumps US.”
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The Alt-Right, American Nationalism, and the irony of self-illusion.
This text-altered classic comic image began circulating this week and while I agree with the intention of calling the “Alt-right” what they are, white supremacists or white nationalists, I think the viral image is not what we need right now. I recognize the incredulously angered perspective from which this comes but I’m critical of theContinueContinue reading “The Alt-Right, American Nationalism, and the irony of self-illusion.”
Movements
I just felt the earthquake that happened about 500 miles away near Christchurch on the south island. The building slowly wobbled for a long while, perhaps 30 seconds, and it took me a second to figure out that I wasn’t dizzy or queasy, but in fact the room was moving. It reminded me of whenContinueContinue reading “Movements”
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