So what we have right now is a world in which the publicās natural desire for peace is diverted to the status of impossible
Impeaching Trump would . . get rid of Trump, or at least begin the process to do so. Thatās about it. The rest of our problems would remain in place.
This is the possibility of transformation. Weāll either live together or weāll die together
If we want to survive, by which I mean transcend, the global crises we face today, we must grasp the planet, and each other, with compassion ā the altruism in our DNA ā rather than bureaucratic caution and cold concern for the ruling interests
How is nonviolence more powerful than the weapons of war? It may not appear to be the case in the moment, but in the long run, the weapon-wielders lose. The opposite of nonviolence isnāt violence. The opposite is ignorance
āThe reason we should be worried about rampages . . . is because they are surface indicators of highly troubling negative trends working their way through deep levels of our society.ā
āEvery story is different. All are heart-wrenching. Everyone has a story that, if you knew it, would break your heart. They are the strongest people on the planet. Who wouldnāt want them? They chose to come and made it.ā
The U.S. government, I fear, contains a terrible void where it ought to have sanity
A recent study by the Missouri attorney generalās office shows that black drivers are at least twice as likely ā in some towns, much more than that ā to be stopped by police as white drivers
The U.S. government protects itself, not democracy
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