GOP Obsession: Solving Problems that Don’t Exist
The United States is chock full of people who support bans on things like performing transgender surgeries in schools and votes from illegal aliens.
Estimating American Intelligence
When we come across statements like the one at left, we have to wonder about the IQ of people who find this compelling.
I’ve known house cats far smarter than this.
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Learning from History
“The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” – Hegel
Should Entertainers “Shut Up” When it Comes to Politics?
For those who aren’t familiar with the very bottom of late-20th Century rock music, Gene Simmons was a member of the band KISS.
IMO, the most important principle at stake here in what he said here is the freedom of speech as guaranteed under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a document that used to be held in very high regard.
Americans Are Suffering
How much misery can Trump inflict on the American people before they remove him from office?
Apathy Towards Politics
The United States still suffers from eligible voters who are unregistered and registered voters who do not show up at the polls.
That said, these numbers are shrinking, now that there is so much at stake: an illegal and purposeless war, environmental collapse, a criminal in the White House, etc.
If the Republicans fail in their attempt to suppress the vote, they are in deep trouble in the coming midterms.
Migrating Human Civilization to Mars
Regarding the question at left, I’m not sure. Maybe “Stupidity?”
If humankind is forced to migrate to Mars because it’s too stupid to fix the catastrophes it’s created here on Earth, and also stupid enough to believe that taking our criminal insanity to another planet will effectively address our problems, I can’t think of a better name.
Lying about Voter Fraud–Gotta Hand it to This Guy
An essential part of being a Republican congressperson is being able to convince your constituents of things that are obviously untrue.
It is true that the United States experiences voter fraud, though studies assess it at a miniscule percentage of 1%. But it’s virtually never committed by illegal aliens, since they don’t have the credentials to register to vote in any of our 50 states.
The defining characteristic of a successful GOP representative is his capacity to lie to morons.
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No, Our Generation Isn’t Wiser than that of Our Parents
What 19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said at left was, I’m sure, correct in its time, though I seriously doubt that too many people believe this today.
When it was proven scientifically in the 1960s that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, both my parents quit immediately.
When it was proven scientifically that the consumption of fossil fuels is causing lung disease, and global warming, and loss of biodiversity, and ocean acidification, this generation doubled down on supporting Big Oil while destroying the renewable energy industry.
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The Price of Renewables Continues to Fall, But . . .
If the corruptive influence of Big Oil can somehow, someday, be removed from the economics of energy and transportation, renewables will become the deal of the century, almost overnight.
Accepting the fact that the Trump administration is completely dedicated to the fossil fuel industry as its main source of donations, we need to hope that the majority of humankind votes with its wallet in the direction of the survival of the planet.
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