Time to Repeat It Again: Though It's Looking Grim, There's Still a Place for Hope
When we have a mainstream media that has bought the idea that it will make money by gluing the eyeballs of its viewers and readers to it by hyping violence, controversy, horror, extreme right-wing politicians, and a former president that leads a personality cult, it’s easy for anyone who pays attention to feel overwhelmed by it all. When there’s one political party dominated by those who refuse to cooperate with anything that it feels threatens its power and position…. When that party has stacked the courts, gerrymandered elections, promoted a culture of unregulated weaponry, and condones and even calls for violence to protect its stash…. When so many leaders in the other party haven’t awakened to how to deal with fanatics and still think one can reason with them…. When so much is under threat – LGBTQ marriage and other LGBTQ rights, voting rights, civil rights protections, the public schools, science that doesn’t support their political interests, universities, libraries, and the liva...