This evening I am reading about Thom Hartmann's new book on what he calls the Crash of 2016. It is obvious Hartmann has done his research. It seems certain this is going to be another Hartmann book which hits its mark tellingly.
Hartmann says that on the surface things may seem the same as usual in the United States. But if one looks behind the facade, one sees the country has been hollowed out. Does this not ring true? Don't we feel this?
One can say cynically that it is less painful for one to know the truth; it is easier to live in a fantasy world. And, this is true in one sense. But living in a fantasy world also has its pain -- the pain of frustration, the pain of disappointment in hopes not reached, the sense of incompleteness when vision is clouded and events don't seem to jibe with expectations.
Yesterday,
The Amazon Post, or the paper formerly known as
The Washington Post, printed bold headlines of a supposed new low in Pres. Obama's popularity. This new low was allegedly creating headaches for Democratic candidates in this year's races. I refused to buy the paper. I decided this was not the kind of focus which was going to be strengthening to me now. Instead, I decided to look at alternative sources of information to try to understand what is going on.
And that led me to the new Hartmann book. I look forward to reading this new tome and I sincerely hope it will offer some insights as to what can be done by the average person now to combat this burgeoning oligopoly, so poisonous to the body politic.
The Coming Crash of 2016 and What to Do About It
