To be successful, would-be fascists need as much ignorance in the population as possible.
Keep this in mind next time you receive news about the dismantling of scientific institutions and the destruction of public education.
I don’t want to see the Supreme Court author legislation (as this is what congress does), and I certainly don’t want to see the Supreme Court author legislation that violates the U.S. Constitution.
If the American people want to ban birthright citizenship, they should elect representatives who will pass a constitutional amendment.
One of the most pathetic themes in modern-day American life is the way we get so upset about things that have essentially zero bearing on the quality of our lives.
Look, we do have real problems. Real problems: Environmental collapse, nuclear war, the devastation of public education, the growing chasm between rich and poor, people dying of treatable diseases.
But rooting out the (very few) trans people from the U.S. military should be of no concern to any of us.
Having a sociopathic criminal rewriting the Constitution sounds like a good idea to tens of millions of semiliterate Americans.
Or make it pay-per-view, at $100, all of which goes into — you name it — feeding hungry children, paying down the national debt, decarbonizing our transportation and energy sectors — whatever you want.
It would be the best $100 I’ve ever spent.
Thought I’d repost this.
Now’s a good time for us all to commit to being a bit brighter, kinder, and more enlightened than we’ve ever been in the past.
H. L. Mencken said: no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. And that was 100 years ago, so now this is true in spades.
Having said that, there is a limit, and we just may be approaching it, as we see at left.
People are starting to figure this out.
A reader sent me this meme and adds: It’s funny how rich people always send you the invoice.
It’s always struck me that exporting our hate and stupidity to other planets is a terrible idea. Given all our wonderful resources, if we can’t figure out how to take care of ourselves, extinction is the only option.
There are a few aspects of this advertisement that we need to consider with a mixture of laughter and pity:
Obama is considered to be a traitor by the least educated people in the U.S.
He’s despised by Trump for unexplained reasons. Of course, Obama is black. Maybe that has some relevance here.
Rated (on average) the seventh best president in U.S. history by historians and economists (people who can read and write).
