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A vocal critic of Benito Mussolini, Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician, was imprisoned for his political views in 1926; he remained in prison until shortly before his death in 1937. From his cell, he wrote the Prison Letters in which he famously said, “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will." In this time of upheaval, when the post-World War II world order is dying, a new world order is being born, and monsters roam the earth, it is from Gramsci's dual perspective that I write this post. I will be brief. Th e window to oppose America’ s headlong rush into authoritarianism at home and neo-imperialism abroad by congressional or judicial means has closed. Law firms, universities, businesses, the press, media, foundations, and individuals alike who have been deemed "insufficiently aligned" with the Administration's agenda, have been intimidated into submission by frivolous lawsuits, expe...
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ReplyDeleteAdios MF!
DeleteA huge weight off my chest. To breathe again.
ReplyDeleteI wept through the entire ceremony.. in good company, as David Brooks was in tears as well. Inspirational, so much hope -- and RELIEF.. I made myself watch the vile beats get on Air Force One AND LEAVE!
ReplyDeleteLots of tears here, too. So many lives lost, futures clouded, dreams deferred, security threatened, tranquility smashed. But also so much hope for what is going to be extremely difficult but altogether (and I intend that pun) possible. It's a matter of will and love. It will likely take a generation, in my opinion, but we'll get there if we try.
DeleteThere have even been unsubstantiated accounts of actual HUMANS having recently taken up residence in the White House. Stay tuned for updates....
ReplyDeleteAnd not only! Two dogs and a cat! A president who loves (and rescues) animals is a huge step in the right direction.
DeleteIt actually went off smoothly. And the rat is back in the swamp he calls home.
ReplyDeleteThe rising tide of climate change and democracy will take care of him, if the Senate and any one of the numerous plaintiffs about to hand him a summons don't get him first. But enough of him! Moving on to shoring up the republic by reestablishing truth, a shared set of facts, and the respectful negotiation of our collective future as a nation, living on an earth we share with all other living creatures and which we must protect.
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