Interrupting Dangerous Leaders

It is time for people of goodwill to raise our voices in a thousand ways to interrupt the dangerous leading and following occurring between national demagogues and their supporters. My friend and colleague, Alan Briskin, raises his voice here:

There arise during times of crisis leaders who reflect and distort the fears, prejudices, and dark fantasies of a group, nation, or larger collective. These leaders can represent shadow aspects of our higher aspirations, what good intentions alone cannot account for. I may desire to be wise, loving, and forgiving, but the guy who cut me off on the freeway deserves to be fried in hot oil and paraded naked through the streets. So much for good intentions, at least in the heat of the moment (… read more …)