What Harrison Ford says here is on point, but keep in mind that our “leaders” are simply reflecting what voters want. They understand that most people will make precious few sacrifices for the good of the people who will inhabit …
Author: craigshields
Doormat in the Form of the American Flag
Not sure about this. You’re asking your guests to step on the flag? That’s hardly the biggest issue here. The vast majority of Americans (~70%) have liberal values. Why announce your politics if most people find them abhorrent?
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Why Trump and Co. Haven’t Been Arrested
Those wondering why indictments haven’t rained down on Donald Trump and company for their amazing litany of crimes (and who isn’t?) will appreciate this video by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, as a part of his series Justice Matters. I’ll …
How Does That Make You Feel?
Sad. And disgusted. The pace at which our society is falling apart seems to be near freefall. I know these are tough times. We’re trying to: Manage a pandemic when 20%+ of us are anti-vaxxers. Restore rule of law after an …
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Stupidity in Canada Wasn’t Spontaneous Generation
One has to think that the meme here is on point. How could the mass stupidity and hatred we have in the United States wind up in Canada if they didn’t learn it from their neighbors to the south?
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Who Needs Education?
This is funny, until you think about it. Yes, we can remove the academics from school and replace them with practical or vocational studies like farming, carpentry, or, in this case, tax prep. But then we accelerate the dwindling spiral …
Sadness Abounds in America
The reader who sent me this meme supports the banning of high-capacity rifle magazines, which, if it stands, will most certainly mean that fewer of our children and other loved ones will be blown to bits. The problem, of course, …
Tagged with: U.S. Supreme Court
The Fox News Dilemma
I don’t think anyone with any sense or decency wants to “ban Fox News.” Here are some things that really must be done, however. Fox should not be allowed to promote itself as a “news” source and, at the same …
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Rejecting Fascism
I love this woman’s observation. We hope that all the phenomena that signal the rise of fascism, book banning among them, will all be rejected by the American public.
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Displaying Low Integrity Would Have Shocked Anyone, But This?
I don’t think we impute too much integrity into U.S. politicians, most of whose M.O. consists of taking large donations from moneyed interests, and then repaying the donors with laws that provide them unfair benefits, at the expense of the …
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