Making the World a Better Place
With all the greed, corruption, hate, and stupidity we live with every day, it’s easy to forget that there are still people like Queen’s Brian May.
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Pope Leo on Peace and War
As a non-religious person, I’m generally not a fan of the Catholic Church, but I must admit that it’s most definitely becoming more benign as the years pass, and may eventually confer a true benefit to its adherents, insofar as they may adopt the teachings of Christ re: peace, humility, feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and supporting those less fortunate.
What Pope Leo says at left is a great example.
The concept behind the Holy Wars/Crusades of 700 years ago is long dead, though there are still plenty of evangelical Christians who believe that God blesses all American endeavors, including the military.
“Pink” Lives in a Formerly Bright-Red Area of Central California
I’ve mentioned that 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” makes its home in Santa Ynez, CA, a rural part of Santa Barbara County. As it turns out, Pink’s 200-acre ranch is just a short drive away, and she’s occasionally seen in our local grocery and hardware stores.
As shown at left, what used to be a haven for Trump supporters is becoming far more progressive than it’s ever been in the past.
Climate Change and Flooding
As we all know, most of the effects of climate change are harmful to human beings and all other life forms, though there are exceptions, like longer growing seasons in Canada.
Here’s a young fellow who happened across an unexpected benefit of what’s called “sunny-day flooding.” Lobster, anyone?”
Deposed Fascists Are Now Coming to America
And why shouldn’t they?
They feel safe here.
They’re among friends.
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Trump Is Largely Speaking to Idiots
Keep in mind that the Trump base is composed of approximately 5% amoral rich people and 95% hateful morons. Not to put too fine a point at, that’s one hell of a lot of hateful morons, most of whom know nothing about Norway, many of whom couldn’t find the country on a map of the world.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Turn Signals
Question: What would you guess is the approximate percentage of cars and pick-up trucks that use turn signals in a small town in inland Santa Barbara County, California? Is there a discrepancy between cars and pick-up trucks?
Answer: Yes, and it is huge. Please see: Clean Energy Answers.
Possible reason for the discrepancy:
a) The main purpose of turn signals is to help pedestrians and other drivers easily and safely navigate around us. It’s primarily about consideration for the wellbeing of others.
b) Pick-up trucks are seldom driven by professionals in medicine, law, finance, corporate management, and any other position that requires an advanced education. If you doubt this, look through the “physicians only” section in your local hospital’s parking lot.
c) There is a huge inverse correlation between college educated people and Trump supporters. I.e., the higher one’s education, the less likely he is to support Trump.
d) Trump himself has essentially zero concern for anyone who cannot make him richer and more powerful. His supporters admire this callous indifference to others and tend to exhibit it themselves.
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How Many Voters Believe Crap Like This?
We’ll soon find out how many American voters believe that the Republicans are the party of defending our Constitution.
Buying this requires that we accept Trump’s consolidation of power, the most blatantly corrupt president in U.S. history. It also necessitates the belief that Democrats are essentially communists.
I’m betting that message will fail.
Hope for America
Here’s a woman who has real hope that the United States can regain its democracy, based on what’s happening elsewhere in the world. She cites Brazil and Hungary, and especially Serbia, where strongman Aleksandar Vucic was ousted via throngs of well organized protestors, mostly young peole.
Now, sure this may not happen here, but it certainly could.
Bernie Sanders Is the Real Deal
My family is one of countless millions of those that have been profoundly disfigured by Fox News since it came along in the late 1990s. In particular, my well-educated and well-read mother, in her mid 70s at the time, started to imbibe many hours of this right-wing propaganda per day, and soon began to parrot it at the dinner table, to the shock and horror of all those around her.
The point here is that she told me, shortly before she died, “Obviously, I don’t have a single point of agreement with Bernie Sanders, but I must admit that he’s completely sincere in his beliefs and in what he’s telling the American people.”
