Selma

[CanSocDem]

19. I remember the time...

...when 'passion' ruled my political analysis.

Thanks for remembering the teaching moment in history when we had to confront what direction 'the revolution' would follow. Rather than actually discussing the similarities between the messages of MLK and Malcolm and creating a strong and united voice, the ruling class decided that we didn't really need that discussion and removed the participants.

So we had those discussions anyway and through the dialogue became enlightened. I said recently, that I was disappointed that The Beatles didn't come down on the side of anarchy. Time and dialogue cleared up a lot of my confusion and, just like you say, self-reflection was the key.
The Trump presidency is another teaching moment in history, not only for those wallowing in despair but for those of us who saw it coming and were hardly surprised. We've had our disappointments since the 60's, but again like you say:

"Yet, if we feed into that anger, the direction our nation is going in will be -- at very least -- just as difficult as if we attempt to put the teachings and examples of Gandhi and King to work in our daily lives."

Well said. K&R

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