Here’s an ad from “4Partiots” that offers a “power generator” (actually a solar panel and a battery): The world is changing and we’ve had our wake-up call and now know that the best person to rely on in any emergency …
Author: craigshields
As America Descends into a Land of Broadspread Corruption
American conservatives, as represented by the Republicans, once stood for something that, while it might have been cruel, elitist, and retrogressive, was at least defensible. Now, it’s the party of sleaze, of overt criminality. It’s possible that Clarence Thomas lies …
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Tagged with: corruption
In Large Measure, We’ve Ceased Caring About One Another
The meme here comes from a study published in Smithsonian Magazine, demonstrating that “lower” life forms take far better care of one another than do human beings. Concern for others seems to be inherent in most life forms–just a bit …
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Tagged with: Quality of Life
Contrasting Views on Easter from Two Political Leaders
At left we have a statement, which, though it may not have set the world on fire, was sent by a sane and decent human being. Contrast that with what we have below, from a man whose principal claim to …
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Tagged with: Big Lie
Ownership of Assault Weapons by U.S. Civilians
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger was at the top of the American legal pyramid when I was a teenager in the early 1970s. His perspective that the (mis)interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, at the …
Tagged with: Assault Weapon Ownership
Cognitive Bias
This is true for all of us at some level, but it seems to be especially pronounced in right-wing U.S. politics since the emergence of Donald Trump on the scene in 2015.
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Where Loyalty Ends
Aristotle wrote a great deal on the subject of when to discontinue a friendship, or, in other words, where loyalty must be withdrawn. Spoiler alert: like the rest of the ancient Greek philosophers, and all others coming after him, Aristotle …
Tagged with: Trump supporter
More on Political Messaging
Earlier, I wrote a post based on a conversation with a conservative friend who bemoaned the fact that Republicans are having difficulty establishing a message that resonates with American voters. It’s true that most voters approve of what the Democrats …
Political Messaging
Here’s something I just heard an extremely right-wing friend say: Traditionally, Republicans have enjoyed more solid and coherent messaging to American voters than their Democratic opponents. Now this seems to have reversed itself, to the chagrin of conservatives who are …
Humanity’s Future, If It Exists
Given the harsh realities of climate change, it’s beginning to look like what Asimov said here about the threat to humanity is exactly correct. Think for a moment, though, about how far we are from any meaningful coming together as …
