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cornball 24

(1,475 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 04:29 PM Oct 2019

For those who have not yet seen and heard it, I strongly recommend former Justice Souter's

brief speech on The Perils of Eroded Civic Knowledge. It, IMHO, explains the rise of Trump and his base. Wish I could post the site. However you can access it with title of Souter's speech.

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For those who have not yet seen and heard it, I strongly recommend former Justice Souter's (Original Post) cornball 24 Oct 2019 OP
You can - google title and youtube malaise Oct 2019 #1
Thank you! cornball 24 Oct 2019 #2

malaise

(268,930 posts)
1. You can - google title and youtube
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 04:33 PM
Oct 2019

The Perils of Eroded Civic Knowledge



By the way Al Gore's The Assault on Reason is a must read book
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