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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME REDUX

April 8, 2018 by Lexa Leave a Comment

For the past year I have both observed and experienced a kind of suspension of belief around our political situation in the United States. It isn’t so much about being a Liberal with a capital “L” as it is about how both liberals and conservatives seem to have become hostages to a leadership that we would not have chosen but feel constrained to either support or placate. I think that people who voted for the current administration may be as surprised about the direction things have gone as … [Read more...]

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Cultural Identity Crisis

April 20, 2016 by Lexa Leave a Comment

The world has always been a violent, dangerous place full of prejudice and fear. In ancient civilizations it was a given that people killed and were murdered for innumerable reasons (Rome conquered and enslaved much of the world and entertained itself watching gladiators eviscerate one another); pharaohs were entombed with their servants; the Israelites massacred their enemies with the help of God. More recently witches were burned; the Spanish Inquisition cleansed the “true faith;” destiny … [Read more...]

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