…After lamenting the lack of art at COP 26 in yesterday’s letter, today I saw a video of Little Amal, a giant puppet who trekked from Syria to England to dramatize the plight of child refugees. She met the Pope, encountered warm receptions & harsh rejections in various locales & paraded through Glasgow this week….
…I just heard Giannis Antetokounmpo talking about believing in dreams, working hard & cherishing family. It’s fascinating that he can pour out his aggression on the court, stomping around with a scowl on his face, & then can be such a gentleman at the WH.
Psychological Reactance Theory …provides hope that efforts, of the groups in Myanmar who are encouraging Tatmadaw soldiers to defect, will work. By appealing to the soldiers’ innate desires for freedom to resist their leaders, groups, like People’s Embrace, are motivating military families to take the risk of deserting the Tatmadaw, which, by the way, is having trouble recruiting folks. …
