Bob Schwartz

That’s Godzilla above. The monster was created in Japan after World War II, embodying the dangers of the atomic weapons that had destroyed two Japanese cities, but also embodying the evil that haunted a war-ravaged nation.

Trump owns the minds of millions, positively for some, negatively for many more. Part of that ownership is about who the people are in that regime, part of it is about how much he and they have changed the face of America and our lives.

As a practical matter, we can’t move on from Trump and company. They will be with us for more than another three years.

As a mind matter, we have a choice. Some things can’t beneficially be ignored, especially when we can envision remediation and taking effective counteraction, because those things directly affect our lives and the lives of those around us. But we can and should spend more balanced time thinking about how we as people can be better, despite the circumstances, and about the better life that can happen once we are better.

It was hard to ignore Godzilla as it emerged from Tokyo Bay, especially after years of war. But it was and is possible to think about something other than Godzilla. We can. We should.

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