Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein rightly likens the Trump presidency to a corporate takeover.
Global stock markets are jubilant as Trump appoints his cabinet of elites.
The already obscenely wealthy will become more so at the expense of populations, the limited resources of this planet, and an environment that currently supports life.
Ronald Wright’s A Short History of Progress cites the disastrous choices of humanity that lead to the collapse of civilizations. On Easter Island the last standing tree was felled so that another stone icon could be erected. As moral and ethical premises go down the drain, a global “Easter Island” looms large.
Grant Evans
Crofton