Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders owed much of their unexpected popularity in the 2016 primaries to their respective stances on trade and immigration policy.Political elites and policy experts were bewildered by combative talk of building a wall and the ubiquity of anti-TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) sloganeering in what many saw as a bizarre election cycle. They have scrambled to explain both Trump's victory and the new political fault lines that have emerged in both major political parties; largely around trade and immigration.In struggling industrial towns and cities; the rise of Trump and Sanders was less of a surprise. These places have long weathered globalization's storm. Many feel left behind and sold short. They are anxious; and they're demanding answers.Galesburg; Illinois; is one such city.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Violence and Religion: A Deep Correlation?By Robert S. CorringtonI found this brilliant anthology to be revolutionary; evocative; and deeply disturbing. The 40 articles herein contained cover a vast range of territory from psychology; sociology; anthropology; textual analysis; armageddon; ritual; sacred sites; torture; just war theory (Augustine and Aquinas); to a profile of major and minor religions around the world. The authors vary slightly as to how they render the religion=violence correlation; but they are united in seeing a surprising conjunction between them. Religion is deeply tied to in-group identity formation (as noted in evolutionary psychology); which ends up with a strong dualism that demonizes the Other. The quest for purity; as in global fundamentalisms; can only function if there is the vast world of the "impure" who are always rendered as less than human and hence ripe for extermination. On this reading; Yahweh is a genocidal and tribal god bent on the utter destruction of all other tribes. It seems that the three Western monotheisms are more prone to this kind of thinking. Yet Buddhism; seemingly the most non-violent of the global religions; comes in for its share of critique; especially around the issue of the militarism of the local kings and princes who protected the monasteries by proxy. What I found especially disturbing is the bizarre popularity of armageddon sadistic and masochistic fantasies found in many religions. While for most these delusions fall into the "science fiction" genre; for many others; they are literally true. As always; regardless of the religion; only a few will be saved while billions will be condemned to some kind of envisioned hell. This triumphalist and ego-centric position remains one of the worst byproducts of a certain kind of religiosity. Among the articles in the volume I was especially drawn to several; however; others will highlight different ones as they impinge on their own research. I was rather compelled by the following: "Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective;" by James W. Jones; "Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives;" by Margo Kitts;" "Armageddon in Christian; Sunni; and Shia Traditions;" by Michael A. Sells; and "Cosmic War in Religious Traditions;" by Reza Aslan. Of course; I must add that the rest of the articles in this superbly edited volume have their own great value and everyone will; as noted; come up with their own list as to their sense of which articles influenced them the most deeply. In summation I can say that this is a very important book to read. It took me some time to read all of the articles; and at times I had to take a slight break because of the nature of this painful yet urgent material.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MichelleA great compilation
