Chris Hedges lambastes Trump in our age when the fake, the fraudulent, the fabricated and the theatrical supplant reality.

Chris Hedges is one of the savviest, most perceptive, most insightful writers about public affairs.  In mid-December 2018 he wrote the following article, which lambastes Trump in our age when the fake, the fraudulent, the fabricated and the theatrical supplant reality.

Trump is a “confidence man” who has lied and cheated all his life.  His ignorance and narcissism endanger our nation.  But many Americans are WILLING TO BE FOOLED while Trump entertains them.  This actually hurts people and it is hurting our nation.  This article is full of information and insights:

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/12/17/trump-quintessential-american

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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