Very illustrative and illuminating article on "Pathocracy"

[Comatose Sphagetti]

Instills some hope at the end of the article.

https://www.alternet.org/2019/09/the-trump-depression-experts-see-a-serious-psychological-depression-taking-hold-in-america-heres-how-to-fight-it/

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1. K&r

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. the damage is spreading; the resistance must spread wider

In one sense, the resistance has continued and deepened — it was the organizational foundation of the 2018 “blue wave.” But in another sense, it has waned with exhaustion and overwhelming onslaught: the ongoing border and other immigration atrocities have been met with outrage, but nothing like the mobilization seen when the Muslim ban was announced. This looks to be a worrying symptom of exhaustion, and Trump clearly believes he can outlast this opposition. What lessons should we take from this?

“The anti-Trumpian resistance must enlarge to encompass a wider struggle for social justice — and go beyond Trumpism,” Mika said. “Those leaders who can see and articulate that will be able to inspire and sustain wider resistance in the long term. Trumpism is a symptom and a culmination, so far, of pathological processes that have been brewing for a very long time. These processes will continue, deepen and create more suffering after Trump is gone if we don’t implement structural changes in our system.”

[Karadeniz]

3. Great article...thanks!