Political Centrists in Germany in the Center of a Cyclone
The Trump regime has brought to a head a growing tension between the United States and German political centrists. At the same time, Germany strives to hold together a European Union, of which it is pretty much the sole recipient of its benefits. Meanwhile, domestically these centrists are assailed by their own right-wing nationalists. Broadly speaking, global capitalism itself is under attack from the right-wing forces of nationalism.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.