One of the effective — and under-used — strategies of nonviolent resistance to bullies is to use humor and satire. Donald Trump’s exaggerated ego and his cruel and criminal behaviors have made him a perfect object for humor and satire. Consider these:
Here is a 4 ½ minute video of Trump and The Simpsons. This really does need to be watched. It is hilarious, true, and sometimes scary: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7zfso2
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
