“So from populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy. And from isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism and the beauty of diversity.”
Author Elif Shafak presents a stimulating call to action, urging PEOPLE, all people, we the people, the collective, the hive mind, who actually have control and authority than we realize, to stand outside our comfort zone. To defend the weak. To life untethered by tribe, whether its “American” or “Arab: “Black” or “White:” “Muslim” or “Buddhist:” “Young” or “Old.”
More than ever we must resist the temptation to follow leaders who are unwilling to acknowledge these very truths.
I hope you find her lecture as moving as I do and please share your thoughts. Would you agree with Elif?
Nicholas Andriani Rankin, the Wandering Scholar 
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