The idea that Trump supporters are members of a cult is not a new one, but let’s examine exactly what this means. The word “cult” denotes a group whose members have lost their capacity to think for themselves, and who …
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More on DeSantis and His Pledge to “Destroy Leftism in This Country”
When my wife read my post from the other day on Ron DeSantis’s pledge to destroy leftism, she commented that the presidential candidate was referring to passing laws that would make certain acts illegal, not to changing human thinking and …
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Californians Worry about Climate Change
From 2GreenEnergy supporter Rafael Quezada who notes: The sadness is, at times, overwhelming for me. I hear you, my friend. I’m reminded of an old pal who sold his house in Ojai (central California) many years ago, when he saw …
Why No Universal Healthcare?
The answer is largely that the health insurance industry has an extremely powerful lobby that makes the idea of nationalized healthcare an impossibility. Of course, it doesn’t help that Americans are singular in their indifference to the well-being of their …
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Here’s Where We Stand
What Pete Seeger says here is, of course, 100% true. But just look around and see for yourself how far we are from any concept even remotely approaching his idea. We live with the fundamental rule that we, if we’re …
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Trump Hits New Low (Not Really)
“The insult is likely a misspelling of the word ‘milquetoast,’ which is an adjective used to describe a feeble or meek person.” Is there some chance that this walking embarrassment to the United States will be forced out of the …
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Pardoning the Insurrectionists
The gentleman shown here parading the Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol has been ordered to report to prison to commence his three-year sentence. He has no worries if Trump or DeSantis is elected because he (and many hundreds of …
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DeSantis Pledges to “Destroy Leftism in This Country”
It probably hasn’t dawned on his followers, but “leftism” is a set of values shared by the majority of Americans. Abortion rights, environmental responsibility, the application of the rule of law to all, equal opportunity, quality education, separation of church …
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Namibia and Green Hydrogen
Namibia is one of the poorest countries on Earth, with 20% of its population living on less than $2.15 per day. That’s why the sub-Sahara nation raised some eyebrows recently when it announced that it had signed an agreement to …
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Here’s Tolstoy’s Philosophy, And I Think It’s Yours Too
If you had to reduce the U.S. Republican party platform down to a single idea, you might simply take the words in the meme here, and choke the very life out of them. GOP politics revolves around ridiculing anyone who …
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