We all understand that there are ultra-conservatives living all around us, but does anyone truly believe that our schoolteachers are ruining our society by teaching children the truth about U.S. and world history? Science? Current events? Slavery and Jim Crow …
Author: craigshields
Artificial Stupidity?
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Manufacturing More Hatred
Isn’t there enough hatred in the world without proactively generating more? Could this be wrongly attributed to Atkinson?
Reparations
Here’s an idea: Give all descendants of slaves free college, with stipends, like they do in northern Europe. Within a generation, we’ll have millions of young, highly educated black people, contributing to the work force at much higher levels than …
Trump’s Wide Range of Horrible Characteristics
It’s hard to think of a bad trait that Trump doesn’t manifest. He certainly has pettiness and vindictiveness nailed.
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Nuclear vs. Solar
Here’s a fabulous video on nuclear vs. solar energy.
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When Enough Is Enough
We all admit that the MAGA base is composed of the most ignorant of Americans, but one has to think that even these people are losing their patience with Trump and the onslaught of catastrophes he’s bringing to the United …
California
It’s almost funny when we hear that California is a socialist state, or a police state (due to our environmental restrictions), or that people are leaving in droves to go to Texas or Florida. When I come across people who …
Jan 6
Can’t swear that this is true but hoping so. We must never forget. The more visibility and the more frequent reminders we can get on this catastrophe in U.S. history the better.
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Who or What Creates Wealth?
The main way governments create wealth is by educating people so that they can become productive members of society. They also build roads and airports and maintain law and order so that honest businesses can thrive. Anyone living now who …
Religion
I love Emerson, but I don’t get this at all. Is there anything amusing about any of the world religions that existed a generation (or many) ago? Were the people of the Renaissance amused by the Spanish Inquisition? Are you …
