Trump, Trumpism and the Republican Party are doing horrible things to the U.S. and the world, while the Democratic Party and many Americans seem clueless.
Often I think I should write something for this blog about the underlying problems that led us into this crisis. Then I immediately remember that I did convey my best thinking in a long essay I have already posted to this blog. Some of that article I wrote in January 2017 around the time of the inauguration, and I had added more before posting it in the autumn of 2017. It is still valid, and it still conveys my best thinking.
I encourage you to read it and share it. It’s posted at several parts of this blog, including the category called “Our Current Political Crisis.” In that part of this blog, look for the post called “How We Got Into Our Current Crisis — And How to Get Out — THOROUGH Article.”
Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org
