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Monday, August 8, 2016

Don’t blame the masses

Don’t blame the masses

By Stephen Kinzer   - BOSTON GLOBE

WHETHER OR NOT the world is in an unusually bad state these days, it certainly seems so. Even Americans, famous for our lack of interest in world affairs, now closely follow news from far away. Much of it is frightening.
Terror attacks are claiming innocent lives around the world. Syria is being torn apart. China and Russia boldly pursue their national interests and defy American dictates. Turkish democracy is evaporating. Iran and Saudi Arabia are at each other’s throats. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on interminably. The European Union is staggering, with Britain quitting and others perhaps to follow. Meanwhile, several European countries are drifting toward right-wing authoritarianism. Donald Trump’s campaign threatens to take the United States in the same direction.https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/08/03/don-blame-masses/iMuUjfoZgQbHdw1XTzjpFJ/story.html

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