The meme here points to a tragedy in U.S. history, but keep in mind that things have only gotten worse. Seven years later, almost half of American voters support a man who clearly tried to overthrow our country, and who …
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Republican Candidates Swim in Turbulent Waters
There’s nothing enviable about the task confronting the five Republican hopefuls running against Trump, especially when you consider the chorus of boos they receive if they’re bold and honest enough to point out that Trump lost a free and fair …
Euphemisms Can Destroy the Meanings of Our Words
Polite society lives in a world of euphemisms. If you have a low IQ, it may be more tactful to refer to you as “intellectually challenged” than “stupid.” This phenomenon is even taken to the point of jokes; if you’re …
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Narcissism
Before the advent of Donald Trump, the term “narcissism” was used very seldom in America; it normally came up only in the context of the Greek myth in which a young man was so taken by his own image, reflecting …
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Rejecting “The Great Reset”
In the politics of conservative Americans, the term “The Great Reset” refers to their desire to take government and social norms back to some point in the past. Though it’s unclear exactly how far into the past would satisfy those …
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Another Message to Republicans Re: Promoting Things Americans Truly Despise
As suggested in the meme here, another reason the Republicans are getting killed at the polls is their effort to throw sand in the gears of the U.S. military. I’m referring of course to Alabama Republican senator Tommy Tuberville’s ploy …
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The Making of Tyranny
As suggested by the Arabic proverb here, we face a real threat from Donald Trump who says that, if re-elected, he will use the federal government to punish his enemies. If America gets this wrong in 2024, it will be …
Steve Bannon’s Still a Free Man
Donna Kay Smedley writes: I’m sorry, but I find the case of Steve Bannon perplexing. This man has openly scammed Americans, had a part in some capacity of engaging in the 1/6 insurrection, but a judge has allowed him to …
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Thinking Rationally
This quote from Hippocrates reminds me of something astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said to an interviewer who asked him, “Well, if there is all this stuff in the universe that we don’t understand, why can’t that be God?” He replied, …
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Congrats to Union Workers
It’s so gratifying to see these victories for organized labor. A strong middle class gives back so many gifts to U.S. society, in the form of a stronger democracy, lower crimes rates, and better educational standards. On top of that, …
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