Henry Giroux: The Dark Side of the United States

It is my belief that all of us, on a continuum, have been impacted by what bell hooks referred to as imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchy. This pain and separation from within ourselves and with others that we have absorbed is what our delusions, our ancestral and cultural trauma, our addictions and anxiety and depression, and the many faces of  violence are rooted in. And this is why our individual and collective shadow work is so essential, empowering, freeing, and urgently needed. Otherwise the endless wars, dehumanization, and delusions will continue to plague ourselves, our nation, and the world. Peace is possible. — Molly

"War and peace start in the human heart - 

and whether that heart is open or whether that 

heart closes has global implications."

— Pema Chödrön

This is what the dark side of democracy looks like when it is fueled by militarist delusions and expansivist proclivities. — Henry Giroux