Middle America

The Rise and Fall of Donald J. Trump "The magnetism and charisma of this man was phenomenal.  The enthusiasm and facial expressions of the the attendants of his election rallies was clearly proof of that.  And this magnetism was probably largely responsible for the electoral outcome.  He was an outstanding and dangerous populist and demagogue,who clearly voiced what most voters wanted to hear."--B.R. Teicher, For all it was worth, commenting on Adolph Hitler's rise to power in Nazi Germany. During my educational years and since, I, like you, have heard the term fascist and fascism, but never really gave it much thought other than to consider it in the context of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco and all the other early 20th century European leaders that formed the Axis in WWII.  What I have come to realize is, these guys all asked the same question.  How can I become bigger than myself?   This of course was cloaked in rhetoric about the plight of the worki...

It is a sad day in America this morning.  I awoke to news stories about the President of the United States of America, having police and security forces teargas demonstrators so that he could walk safely from the White House to St. Johns church across Lafayette Park.  In his mind, I believe, that it was a show of strength and power.  Power, yes.  Strength, no. It has been posited, that this was done because on Friday night he spent an hour in the protective bunker in the basement of the White House.  The media roundly criticized his being in there when the streets of Washington D.C. were being vandalized and torched.  His fragile ego couldn't take being called frightened or scared.  Even as he was safe and secure in the bunker, he continued to tweet words of division and anger.  It is sad, that a 73-year old man still doesn't understand the difference between power and strength.  He sees them as one in the same.  It has become extrem...