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Does America have to be constantly starting new wars against the imaginary enemies of straight white male Christian morons?
Of course!
It’s the only path to peace.
Normally, “nihilism” means the belief that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Trump was elected by mean-spirited idiots, but they could hardly be called “nihilists.” For example, they believe very strongly in white supremacy, the dismantling of the federal government, saving people from the lethality of vaccinations, etc.
Now, there is a secondary meaning to the word, i.e., those who reject established social systems. In this sense, I suppose they are indeed nihilists, in that they reject lawfulness, honesty, human rights, truth, science, tolerance, and compassion.
Can’t swear that the story here is authentic, but it sure rings true.
Vermont is a somewhat quirky state, but it protects its citizens very well. FWIW, this is where I want MY tax dollars going too.
Florida is a deeply red state that, true to form, wants as much ignorance as it can possibly produce. Educated people aren’t voting for people like Ron DeSantis.
The GOP is asking American voters to believe that “radical left Democrat extremists” are leading the country into socialism/communism. They’re hoping that this fear will outweigh the electorate’s understanding of the damage that Trump, with help of congressional Republicans, is inflicting on this nation in the form of the war in Iran, destroyed relations with allies, inflation, shoddy education, environmental collapse, and threats to Social Security and Medicare.
As we all know, the rate at which a lie becomes accepted as true is a function of the frequency that it is repeated. And God knows, we see this crap about communism every time we turn around.
But this looks like an unwinnable battle. Virtually no one wants to abandon free enterprise. Moreover, Trump’s abysmal polling numbers reflect the fact that he is largely despised as a criminal–the most corrupt figure in U.S. history.
How would you like to be campaigning to retired baby boomers on the platform that we cannot afford Social Security any longer, because we’ve siphoned off huge amounts of money, like our president’s “vanity war,” with only further downside in sight, that is costing $1 billion a day?
It appears that there are a few Republicans who understand the SAVE Act is simply an exercise in voter suppression and thus an attempt to overturn American democracy.
We need to accept any little bit of good news where we can find it.
What Ben Franklin said at left was probably not obvious at the time, but it sure is now. The United States has by far the largest per capita prison population in the world, and we’ve elected a sociopathic criminal as president.
There’s no way to know this for certain, but the U.S. is likely now the most corrupt nation on the planet.
This is all because, in large measure, we’ve lost our ability to think.
What we see at left is a a perfect example of a “straw man” argument, i.e., one that deliberately twists one side of the debate. If you were asked to guess as to the percentage of Americans who want to give up free enterprise and hand over the “means of production” to the government, I’d say it could be 1/100th of a percent.
Practically nobody wants “everything from the state.” What most of us want, in addition to the many dozens of other things is that the U.S. federal, state, and local governments provide us with Medicare for all and subsided education, which is the form of government in the countries that consistently come in at the top of the World Happiness Rankings.
I met a woman from Chicago yesterday who is concerned that the nation’s third-largest city is experiencing increasing frequent and severe tornadoes, causing deaths and inflicting huge amounts of property damage.
She seemed despondent, sadly resigned to the fact that the United States is actively backing out of any efforts it was previously making to mitigate climate change.
The following is simply raw speculation on my part. I’ll be interested in your comments.
There are musical styles that align themselves with left- and right-wing politics, though none of these, with the possible exception of one, has 100% of its audience–more on this below.
Here are a few musical genres, where they seem to be pro- or anti-Trump and why:
Classical. Largely but not exclusively anti-Trump. Classical appeals to the mind and the emotions that surround the perception of beauty, and people who are strong in these areas are generally anti-Trump. There are exceptions, in that there are plenty of billionaires and weirdo intellectuals, e.g., the “objectivists” of Ayn Rand fame many of whom adore classical music.
Country. Pro-Trump. Most of it appeals to people whose most nuanced thinking concerns getting drunk and laid in the back of their pick-up truck.
HipHop: Pro-Trump. The opposite of classical, this is music that appeals to the genitalia as opposed to the mind.
Rock. Mixed bag. Heavy metal probably favors Trump; fans of prog-rock bands like Yes and Pink Floyd have too much going on in their minds and hearts to be Trump supporters.
Folk: Mostly anti-Trump. Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan fans aren’t big on stupidity and fascism. I’m sure there are exceptions.
Reggae: Distinctly anti-Trump. Black folks’ songs of love, peace, weed, and escape from slavery aren’t going to resonate with the hate of the White supremacists.
The Grateful Dead. I’ll leave you with this. If you can find me a single Dead Head Trumper, I’ll be astounded. Now, I know that essentially no one sits on the fence about the Dead; they have their detractors. But there is essentially zero intersection of Dead Heads and those who favor war, corruption, hate, greed, and ignorance.
Religious to tend to statements fly in the teeth of science, but even the most ardent believers in God may have trouble with the meme here.
How are genders assigned? Well, ask yourself why men have nipples.
It’s because gender isn’t assigned at conception, and all future boys and girls need to have nipples. About six weeks after conception, the flow of chromosomes through our bodies (the “chromosomal bath”) triggers hormonal changes that differentiate male and female anatomy.
Later, developmental issues render some of us into what are homosexuals, now, more broadly, are referred to as LGBTQ.
Not sure Goad has a role in all this. Could be wrong.
