Until fairly recently, it appeared that civil rights in the United States were making solid progress. But now, there is an entrenched population of white nationalism, all led by the president of the United States. All this hatred and ignorance …
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What We Can Learn from the Life and Death of Rush Limbaugh
As suggested at left, Rush Limbaugh made a fortune by sewing hatred into American lives, and he was incredibly good at it. He convinced tens of millions of U.S. citizens that anything that would not make rich white males richer …
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ICE Agents Checking IDs
My main problem with it is that it’s a direct violation of the United States Constitution, a document that, until recently, was a pretty big deal here in America. A minor problem that further kills the deal for me is …
How Human Beings form Societies
The words at left come from late-20th Century philosopher and ethnobotanist Terence McKenna. His observation here echoes those of many other intellectuals who have pondered how it’s possible that an extremely intelligent species can make such poor decisions when it …
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French Police Are Not Protecting Trump
This could be what takes Trump (and countless others) down. Government officials all around the world have access to the unredacted Epstein files, and the top people in, say, France couldn’t care less about protecting the criminal sociopath in the …
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Rich People of Conscience Can Leave the Country and Move to a Less Hateful and Ignorant Land, But …
Most of us can’t. We’re too old. We have children and grandchildren here, we have a medical team that knows us and keeps use healthy, we’re embedded in careers, etc. So many of us would love to move away from …
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Trade School?
In response to the question at left: Of course; it’s their lives. But I’d be saddened. I told my kids when they were young that they would have far more rewarding lives if they were able to fashion their careers …
The Value of What We Learned in School
To an ever-increasing number of us living in modern-day America, the answer would be: Everything we learned in kindergarten, i.e., sharing, being nice to others, and telling the truth. My kindergarten teacher, Alice Adams, never told us that it was …
Do Not Expect an Epiphany
In response to the meme at left, a reader notes: Republican candidates in Texas: “I’m going to fix the mess the Democrats made” – who is more pathetic, those GOP conmen or the morons who keep voting them in? This …
What the Dwindling Number of Trump Supporters Believe
Today, about 36% of American voters believe this crap. Next week it will be 34%, etc., etc. In actuality, the number is lower. Do you think the amoral rich who have huge holdings in the oil companies believe that? Of …
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