Human Writes: Be the change you want to see – it might just work nowadays

The Jan 21 Women’s March in Washington DC protesting President Donald Trump’s election became a worldwide event in part thanks to networking on social media; this picture was taken in Ajijic, Mexico, where a march was organised on the same day as the Washington event. Photo: Reuters

Lately, politics feels really crazy. You wake up in the morning and wonder what new madness the day will bring. When you learn of a new brow-furrowing, head-scratching policy, you almost want to pull up a blanket and hide.

A lot can change in a week. Overnight, the doors of the United States slammed shut to a handful of countries. And then, days later, they opened again. And then there’s Britain, walking out from what many see as a decent regional union into the great unknown.