Hi All: Liz is right. I remain deeply disappointed by the Democrats endless focus on Trump (Brooks is, of course, not a Democrat). In my view, the tasks of those who oppose Trump is not to tell people what a horrible leader and person he is, but instead to triangulate this. Find programs and proposals that will address the problems of people on both the left and right in such a way that marginalizes Trump. It should be “left” and (moderate?) “right” working together on joint solutions — and leaving Trump sitting there looking and wanting. The more we focus on Trump as nemesis (which he certainly IS), and the less we focus on giving people a reason to vote for something different, the more we play his gam. M. Michael F. 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Onward and upward.... > > Liz > > > "The mountain holds the sunrise in the prison of the night, till bursting forth from rocky chains, the valley floods with light."~ Neil Peart > > LIZ SWAN, PHD > > Program for Writing & Rhetoric, CU Boulder > Independent Broker & Owner, Swan Real Estate > RYT-200 Certified Yoga Instructor > > > On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:23 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > Generally, I have been trying to adopt what I saw Zak Stein refer to as a “meta-political” stance, one that attempts to move away, beyond and above the polarized political climate that defines our current state. > > With that caveat, I wanted to share this essay from David Brooks: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_05_28_opinion_coronavirus-2Dtrump.html-3Faction-3Dclick-26module-3DOpinion-26pgtype-3DHomepage&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=WlGRQCx9xQl9FXgZcd1qkpSK9mlz1YQhihV2xa92F0c&s=pv-y8zsRlF3MF7vqhSTCaEu2-0ict-3IbjsDlyaNnBo&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_05_28_opinion_coronavirus-2Dtrump.html-3Faction-3Dclick-26module-3DOpinion-26pgtype-3DHomepage&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=Srcqq-BlIWeJTAv2OpLvOsiI6ekIbsUgWqVbjyfHi9I&s=HxASYA2P3y3rADythaw4Klj9L4-xYOyenUZzo6dKL8I&e=> > > > Best, > Gregg > > > > ___________________________________________ > > Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Graduate Psychology > 216 Johnston Hall > MSC 7401 > James Madison University > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > (540) 568-7857 (phone) > (540) 568-4747 (fax) > > > Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity. > > Check out my Theory of Knowledge blog at Psychology Today at: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=WlGRQCx9xQl9FXgZcd1qkpSK9mlz1YQhihV2xa92F0c&s=a2G9PKK7Sm55Q9rQpEynreUACGTTPCmHNZONLRI3giU&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=Srcqq-BlIWeJTAv2OpLvOsiI6ekIbsUgWqVbjyfHi9I&s=sK1KdGzNznKV3Y_VT34fSleKr0C0qA0YX_26TgDjRSo&e=> > > > Check out my webpage at: > > www.gregghenriques.com <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gregghenriques.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=Srcqq-BlIWeJTAv2OpLvOsiI6ekIbsUgWqVbjyfHi9I&s=0YyGvUodqwIOQsaM89TgerG5Fvpbof3VfJ80clIU8Cg&e=> > > > > > > > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1>############################ > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1
