At least in the U.S., this is going in the opposite direction, largely via disinformation campaigns. Now we have masses of people, supported by Fox News and other right-wing media outlets, believing that climate change is a hoax, that phasing out fossil fuels is killing the American economy, and that environmentalism is for the woke, radical left.
I love this quote from 20th Century theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, and I’m glad that he was content to live with doubt.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the human intellect eventually hits a wall when it comes to understanding things like the ultimate components of the universe, what happened before the Big Bang, and what comprises human consciousness. All evidence points to the fact that we were evolved from hunter gatherers, whose brains were developed to find food and water, to protect themselves from predators, etc. Now we’re asking these brains to deal with issues like dark energy?
The situation in which the U.S. finds itself going into the November presidential election would be funny if it weren’t so packed with danger.
Do we want Dorothy or the Wicked Witch of the West? The Joker or Batman?
Comments on the photo here include:
The claim: Japanese students from Osaka Public University engineered and piloted an innovative ‘flying cycle’ aircraft in 2019. Named Tsurugi, the pedal-powered plane achieved a notable flight distance of 19 km (11 mi) during the Yomiuri Television Birdman Rally.
It’s unclear when Kurt Vonnegut said this, but given that he died in 2007, it couldn’t have been too recently.
And keep in mind that our society has become far more indecent since Vonnegut’s passing. I doubt he’d be too impressed that almost half of this country’s voters support a criminal sociopath to lead them.
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in a rural part of Central California, and, as such, it has a fairly good-sized contingent of far-right-wingers.
This guy, for instance, feels comfortable in announcing to the world that he owns an assault rifle, and that he will not comply with a ban on such weaponry were it to come along.
The good news is that Trumpers are far less numerous this year, at least judging by the flags and lawn signage, than they have been in the past. My theory here is that most law-abiding people are not thrilled about supporting a convicted felon, especially one who’s facing two additional indictments for his attempt to overthrow the U.S. government.
I join those who would rather live next to a family that walked through 1500 miles of desert, desperate to escape the misery and danger of Central America, than a family of racist morons.
I’m delighted to see such solid acceptance of Kamala Harris, and feeling optimistic about November.
In the pic below, we have Trump asking a little girl if she’d like to be in a photo with him. Her response: “You’re a disgrace to the world.” Said it better than I could have.
Given that this photo was posted less than 36 hours after Joseph Biden stepped down as a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, a reader notes: Gen Z isn’t wasting any time.
Good point, but progressives face some tough realities here. Getting young people to vote has never been a piece of cake.
But will it be easier in 2024? Perhaps.
Gen Z is going to be around a lot longer than I will. One might think that the idea of life on a planet whose daily news includes stories of more frequent and intense floods, wildfires, and wars over disappearing resources would be extremely unappealing. And ignoring climate change is only one aspect of life here that will unfold if Trump is re-elected. Do our kids want a federal ban on abortion? Education and lawmaking that are “biblically-based?”
But is this generation up to the task of taking a few seconds to register to vote, and another couple of minutes to cast their ballots? So many of them seem so disconnected. Overall, unemployment is low, but well-paying and satisfying career paths have given way to extreme wage pressure and oppressive demands from corporations that use people the same way they use IT, inventory, and real estate.
