Beyond group allegiances

Howard Grace writes about building trust, community and identity

by Howard Grace 3rd March 2017

The United States of America has a new president. There are huge differences between Donald Trump (2016) and other Time magazine ‘Persons of the Year’ like Mohandas Gandhi (1930), Adolf Hitler (1938), or Angela Merkel (2015). But what commonality is there in the attraction people felt or feel towards them? Motivations are numerous and varied, but a major factor is that many had felt disheartened, humiliated or powerless in the face of policies made by remote decision makers.