Timothy Snyder: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century

2016-11-21 Thread Patrice Riemens
"Sheldon Wolin Wrote that even looking forward to an assured defeat [-which has happenend in the meanwhile -PR] we do have the 'terrible resposibility' to fight on for justice, equality, andfreedom. "You don't win, or you win rarely. And if you win, it’s often for a very short time", he said

What is the meaning of Trump's Victory

2016-11-21 Thread Kurtz, Steven
I tried to resist this thread, but ultimately cannot. Just a few points. Are the republicans voters racist? I think the vast majority are not (although that still leaves millions that are). What most republican voters are is indifferent to racism. If taxes get cut, and it comes with a dash of

Re: What is the meaning of Trump's victory?

2016-11-21 Thread Vincent Van Uffelen
One way to go forward would be to clearly define a moral compass and do our best to propagate it. After all, Brexit got barely voted yes, Trump got barely voted in (at least in popular vote), the progressive are not a small minority but constitute probably in many countries the

Re: What is the meaning of Trump's victory?

2016-11-21 Thread Scot Mcphee
From: Michael Gurstein (mailto:gurstein=40gmail.com) Reply: Michael Gurstein (mailto:gurstein=40gmail.com) Date: 21 November 2016 at 14:22:25 To: nettime-l=40kein.org (mailto:nettime-l=40kein.org) Subject: Re: What is the meaning of Trump's victory=3F > The emerging explanation for Trump seems be