Thwink.org Website Review

Are you alarmed by the huge amount of lies, spin, and deception in politics, not just in the United State but world wide? Were you mortified when Trump was elected because you could see that the best liar won? Have you noticed with increasing concern the worldwide rise of authoritarianism? If so, you may be interested in this project. For an introduction, watch this video: (NOTE - This is a Vimeo video. Some browsers, such as Firefox, may have trouble running it. If that occurs try Chrome.) It is no longer working for the common good, but is backsliding to authoritarianism. We don't have all the answers, but we suspect we have some. The rise of authoritarians fits right in the Thwink.org an*lysis of the sustainability problem. The an*lysis went so de*p it found four main root causes. It also found a feedback loop structure that explains WHY Trump and other authoritarians have been able to get elected and HOW that can be prevented from happening again, IF the root causes are The first film is shown below. Try to watch it with good speakers or headphones because the music score plays a major part in the basic idea is to form a core group of activists committed to the goal of helping to move the field of modern activism from Clas*ic Activism to An*lytical Activism. First the group forms. Then folks take the training, as described in the Training Plan We live in a social universe. The most important feedback loop in that universe is the Voter Feedback Loop. If it's healthy, then a democratic society works to optimize the common good. But if it's not healthy the loop does just the opposite. It works for the uncommon Feedback Loop. The annotated version on the right explains how the loop is easily exploited. The most obvious symptom of recent exploitation is the rise to power of Donald Trump, ironically in the nation that invented modern democracy. When winning by telling lies instead of the truth becomes the norm, democracy is in crisis. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEM has gone unsolved for over 40 years. During that time millions of dedicated activists,