DIVERTING DYSTOPIA: Slivers of Hope in the Shadow of Trump

“Fascism is the counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place”. Ignazio Silone

“Before even taking office, Trump has conjured grotesque visions of what he once called the dreams of a ‘unified Reich.’ His delusions of grandeur, disdain for reason and truth, sycophantic worship of billionaires and despots, militarism, and embrace of white supremacy signal the rebirth of authoritarianism on a scale that recalls the horrors of the Third Reich, Pinochet’s Chile, and Putin’s Russia”. Henry Giroux

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci

“Donald Trump is a symptom of our diseased society. He is not its cause. He is what is vomited up out of decay. He expresses a childish yearning to be an omnipotent god. This yearning resonates with Americans who feel they have been treated like human refuse. But the impossibility of being a god, as Ernest Becker writes, leads to its dark alternative — destroying like a god. This self-immolation is what comes next.” Chris Hedges

“Are you a communist? No, I am an anti-fascist. For a long time? Since I have understood fascism”. Ernest Hemingway

“That’s the way the ruling class operates in any society. They keep the lower and the middle classes fighting with each other… Anything different — that’s what they’re gonna talk about — race, religion, ethnic and national background, jobs, income, education…