We all hold pieces of invisible elephants
https://www.facebook.com/reel/627547940215417 Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, the survivors of the horrors perpetrated there by the Nazis had a very clear and moving message to the world. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum summarised it: “Humans gradually developed this hatred. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.” The descent began …
THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF THE PLANETARY POLITICAL LANDSCAPE The cyclical nature of the planetary political landscape follows recurring patterns, shifting between democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy over time because of human tendencies, resource distribution, and the concentration of power. Cyclical Political Shifts Democracy: Power to the PeopleDemocracies thrive when societies seek fairness, representation, and collective decision-making. …
People are rising against the Trump-Musk coup 2/4/25, over three thousand protesters gathered outside the Treasury building in Washington, DC. 1.5 hr video On Sunday, 50,000 people joined a call we put on with MoveOn and the Working Families Party on combatting the Trump/Musk coup, which has gone from Shock and Awe to Slash and Burn. Think I’m Gonna …
Intersex: The Forgotten Diversity in Humanity What Does It Mean to Be Intersex? Intersex people are individuals born with physical sex characteristics that do not fit typical definitions of male or female. These variations can occur in chromosomes, hormones, genitalia, or reproductive anatomy. While many intersex traits are apparent at birth, others only become noticeable …
Shifting Alliances: The Path to a Two-Faction World Introduction: A New Global Order?The world is at a crossroads. As geopolitical tensions rise and domestic shifts within powerful nations escalate, it’s becoming clear that we’re moving toward a new global power structure. History teaches us that such periods often bring about the rise of authoritarianism, the …
The Iroquois Confederacy: Democracy Before Democracy Before the United States declared independence, a sophisticated governance system flourished in North America’s forests. Known as the Iroquois Confederacy, or the Haudenosaunee, this alliance of six nations—the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and later the Tuscarora—crafted a model of unity and democracy that influenced the foundations of American …
On January 20, 2025, as the Trump administration retook the reins of the United States, many Americans watched with apprehension. All during the election campaign, the rhetoric shifted toward division and exclusion. Policies targeting immigrants, aggressive tariffs, and public statements about reclaiming territories like the Panama Canal or purchasing Greenland revealed a troubling trend. These …
it isn’t a good situation, but at least you guys got to “own the libs.” Kim Von Berg sSnteodopr0 J1aA19l nu2f2 a2 rmhu8a58M23ua5t104clc679u:hyl1u9 · Andrew Coyne, a highly respected Canadian columnist with the Globe and Mail, pulls no punches on the incoming US administration: “Nothing mattered, in the end. Not the probable dementia, the unfathomable ignorance, the emotional incontinence; not, …
