We live in strange times. Never before, in all of history, has attainment of knowledge been so easy, so available, to so many – and yet ignorance abounds. Never before has the world been so small and nations so completely interdependent on each other – and yet xenophobia, bigotry, racism, hate of ‘others’, and blind patriotism still the way of so many. Never before have our actions held such potential for global catastrophe and our mutual destruction, be it from nuclear holocaust or global warming, and yet denial, isolationism, fear, hate, and the utter hypocrisy of fatalism even as they deny – the ways of so many.
Donald Trump is the poster child of those that will usher in the destruction of our planet and our species through ignorance. The man drapes his followers in the flag – purposefully covering their heads to blind them to the complexities of the modern world, to its interdependence – oblivious to the simple fact that they will not find safety behind walls – be it on national borders or constructed of bigotry, hate and fear. Heads buried deeply in the sand, he and the millions of others like him, refuse the only thing that will save them, save of us all – acceptance of others, long term international cooperation, and a global worldview.
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