Obviously, the meme here was concocted simply as clickbait, but here’s a comment anyway. I’m sure there are companies all across the nation that would prefer not to hire liberals, on the basis that we reject the core tenets of the Trump administration: racism, anti-science, disdain for environmental responsibility, the destruction of our public educational system, and so forth.
And all that’s fine if you’re an auto repair shop or a pizzeria.
On the other hand, the Fortune 500 tends to favor candidates who are bright, articulate, well-educated, and focused on problem-solving with fact-based methodologies, rather than what they just heard on Fox News.
Yes, there are more corrupt countries overall, e.g., Russia and the other 53 dictatorships around the world. But none is our size, and few are pretending to be democracies.
Here’s a reminder that renewable energy resources are not distributed equally around the globe.
Decarbonizing the energy and transportation sectors in a place like Iceland, which has geothermal energy in amazing abundance, is like falling off a log.
In other places it requires political will, which is sadly lacking in the United States. Here, the petroleum industry is fighting with endless propaganda to convince scientifically illiterate Americans that we need to “drill, baby, drill” while it makes huge contributions to corrupt politicians in return for favorable legislation.
Obviously, it’s impossible to predict the future based on the past, and China is brandishing weapons. Moreover, it’s been trying to take over the world for the last 6000 years.
That said, the culture of China is built around patience, and the country appears to be conducting this crusade with commerce, rather than bombs.
Where the U.S. invests in blowing things (and people) to bits, China puts its resources on dominating global trade.
Paying more for gas is painful, but I’m not sure how that compares with waging a pointless and illegal war in which the bodies of men, women, and children are being blown to bits.
Liberals, unless they’re extremely unintelligent, are not “triggered” by Trump supporters who want to burn the U.S. Constitution and make a criminal lunatic the first king of America.
We may be upset that the sociopath is doing his damnedest to destroy 250 years of liberty and freedom, but “triggered” is the wrong word, as it implies an irrational, normally drug-fueled reaction to a certain stimulus.
We are doing everything in our power to prevent the end of the U.S. as it has been known over the centuries, but caving in to insanity is not part of the plan.
And, to be frank, I (age 71) don’t have the strength left in me to fight the way George Washington did in 1776 when he was 44. A big part of what I do is going to be blogging and perhaps standing with a “no kings” sign at an occasional rally.
I would say that there is a large variety of types of freedom, and that freedom itself is relative. No one is absolutely free; for instance, no one is free from eventual death.
Things that make people relativelyfree includes riches, health, peace of mind, wonderful interpersonal relationships, and living under a government that does not restrict speech or personal movement.