The bad guys are winning, and they’re gaining momentum. While our world always has used propaganda and devious tactics to manipulate the masses, gain power, and generate wealth, today’s state of affairs across the globe is moving us toward extinction. Not happy words, but true ones. I have felt for years that we were heading [...]
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Messy, drawn-out debt compromise is democracy personified
Democracy is messy. It always has been. That doesn’t make it right, but it’s reassuring to know that there’s nothing new here except for the fervent frenzy exacerbated by a world that knows too much too quickly—and often shares it through unintended or deliberate misinformation. Winston Churchill is credited with saying that “democracy is the [...]
Fetterman’s depression triggers predictable, hypocritical right-wing scorn
Not unexpectedly, John Fetterman’s announced treatment for clinical depression fired up some usual right-wing hypocrites, including Donald Trump, Jr. and Tucker Carlson. It also revealed a compassionate position in some Republican corners—including senators Ted Cruz, John Thune, and John Cornyn. It’s difficult to assess the sincerity of the senators’ statements, in part because a number [...]
Cry me a river, Kari Lake
Entitlement. It appears to be a common affliction observed in human behavior in the US. Obviously, the affliction is readily apparent in many places worldwide, but its ubiquitous emergence across a wide swath of economic, social, ethnic, and political strata in this country is both appalling and a powerful explanation for bizarre behaviors and expectations. [...]
6 positive takeaways from the midterms
It’s over except for the rest of the counting, recounts, squabbling, likely right-wing legal actions, and a Georgia rematch. Regardless of how you feel about the outcome based on political preferences, here are 6 powerful and positive observations about how the election will impact the US moving forward: 1. It showed that the American people [...]
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