tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post3612477269370293982..comments2024-03-10T01:30:55.745-08:00Comments on The Critical Mom: Trump Protests The Critical Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340482094492988140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-39070632692963078872016-11-13T02:23:45.120-08:002016-11-13T02:23:45.120-08:00Serious art, yes. Osip Mandelstam remarked that in...Serious art, yes. Osip Mandelstam remarked that in Russia alone they take poets seriously--"they kill us." Unfortunately, the changes people voted for remain unlikely to be achieved politically: when the economy goes global, the president cannot alter that any more than she or he can alter the laws of gravity. We have a tough row to hoe, now that the demagogue's crouching on this toadstool surveying his domain.<br />The Critical Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340482094492988140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-37083713094772029832016-11-12T15:49:47.152-08:002016-11-12T15:49:47.152-08:00I believe this will galvanize the millennials to s...I believe this will galvanize the millennials to serious political action and be the making of their characters as they restore justice and liberalism values. I also think some great art will be made.<br /><br />And what I hope is that the next four years will be a blip, not a harbinger.Susan Baleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826853826199773298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-43226192771596016672016-11-11T13:50:17.035-08:002016-11-11T13:50:17.035-08:00Nothing is said here about conspiracies. But Trump...Nothing is said here about conspiracies. But Trump seems to have been planning things for some time. And no matter how marginalized people feel, what life an be bettered by this pig?The Critical Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340482094492988140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-72124494085617722322016-11-11T12:52:56.942-08:002016-11-11T12:52:56.942-08:00Too many people I know -- educated liberals like m...Too many people I know -- educated liberals like me -- refuse to see why over 50% of Americans voted for Trump. They're not all racists and bigots and they're not all stupid. Many of them felt marginalized and overlooked and they voted for CHANGE. I don't think it will be a good change, but rather than looking for conspiracy theories, I think we need to understand why so many Americans felt so desperate in a *seemingly* inclusive government. Susan Baleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826853826199773298noreply@blogger.com