To put it another way, they refused to commit war crimes by participating in an illegal and immoral war.
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Are Our Brains “Wired” Differently?
At left is something that theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer said shortly before he was executed by the Third Reich for his protest against the fascist regime. Most of us have had the thought he expressed here. We may be talking with …
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Science Is Not a Set of Facts; It’s a Process of Learning More About Our Universe
At left is an interesting thought exercise. Here’s everything I can think of, and it’s not much. When I was in elementary school in the early 1960s, it was believed that: The main types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, …
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Alberta Isn’t Going Anywhere
The support for Alberta’s seceding from Canada is about 5%, according to a physician I know up there. I know it’s hard to believe, but Fox News is a thoroughly dishonest organization.
Suiting the Human Spirit
The closest you’re going to come to a society that suits the human spirit, aka a utopia, is social democracy. People work, but within reason; they don’t need two or more jobs to keep their heads above water. They get …
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“Trump Is the Worst Idea that Ever Happened to America” — Bono
Not sure why Bono chose the word “casino” here. “Fascist dictatorship” would have worked for me.
Trump’s “Paramilitary Force”
All dictators need organizations like ICE, i.e., 22,000 armed thugs that can be deployed to make life miserable in any city that does not support the autocrat.
“No Kings” Protest Successful in Unexpected Places
Lebanon, New Hampshire saw more than 1300 protestors at its “No Kings” protest last Saturday. This is remarkable, if only because a) the population of the town is only 14,000, and b) it’s located in the middle of a purple …
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Trump Can’t Last Much Longer
As dim-witted as the MAGA people are, and as greedy and cruel as Trump’s billionaire supporters are, this presidency is coming to a close. Unless there is massive cheating in the midterms, the Republicans are going to get creamed, and …
Here’s a Renewable Energy Claim for Your Amusement
Ever heard of piezoelectricity, the generation of electric charge in solid materials—such as quartz, ceramics, and bone—in response to applied mechanical stress? It’s real, but it is very limited in scope, and thus it has zero potential application in our …
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