2016 Postmortem

bigmonkey

(1,798 posts) Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:32 PM Dec 2016

The Election: Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story

People might like to look at this latest article by Charles Eisenstein. I hope this is the right forum for it, it's specifically about the forces at play in the election, and what to do in the future.

I'll just point out that I think the suggestions here are compatible with the recount and other actions I've been promoting.

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The Election: Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story (Original Post) bigmonkey Dec 2016 OP

Political empathy will be hard to find in this new admin.. pbmus Dec 2016 #1

Very interesting. I don't agree with every single line, but most of it should be taken to heart mtnsnake Dec 2016 #2

pbmus

(12,439 posts)

1. Political empathy will be hard to find in this new admin..

Reply to bigmonkey (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:47 PM

Dec 2016

As for me looking at a Trumpster voter with empathy , sure, I can look at them with pity and remorse ... When there new healthcare costs twice as much if they can get it, when there wallets are empty because they lost there jobs to foreign competition, and on and on, and on...

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)

2. Very interesting. I don't agree with every single line, but most of it should be taken to heart

Reply to bigmonkey (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:58 PM

Dec 2016

The empathy part he speaks of will be one sided only, though, because Republicans have little empathy for others, and Trump is incapable of empathy since he is a sociopath. Empathy in a political sense is a Democratic value, not Republican.

I think the article is awesome, though, and has a lot to offer for anyone who is open minded. Well done!

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