Life in the 21st Century

It makes one think: 100 years from now, who will have had the better life?
Presuming they’re Americans, the old lady lived through the Great Depression and numerous wars, and doubtlessly had to deal with many personal hardships and losses.
The baby will benefit from all manner of technology: IT, communications, and especially healthcare; he’ll likely live a longer and healthier life.
Exactly what he’s going to have to deal with in terms of everything else, however, is anyone’s guess. Nuclear war? World fascism? The demise of U.S. democracy? Environmental devastation?
On a less dramatic basis, what about a loss of job opportunities as automation and AI replace human labor?
We can only wish him luck.

My father left college temporarily to drop bombs on the fascists’ oil refineries, completing 29 successful missions before being shot down, and, with his men, spending the last six months of the war in a POW camp.
Trump tried to overthrow the U.S. government, and some bozo wants to charge him with parking in a handicapped space?
In most of Europe, highways, like the one shown here, are constructed such that populations of wild animals are not cut off from one another.
A reader notes: I’m certain their defense will be, “What, it’s a form of recycling…!”
The ad here reads: Show your support for President Trump & The 2nd Amendment by hanging this limited edition yard flag outside your house, in your garden or wherever your patriotic heart desires. This is the perfect item for any patriot!
Scott McKie asks: Isn’t Fox News legally registered somewhere as a “news” outlet? And if so, what is the verbiage in that registration? Could be interesting to see if they are registered and if so, could they be taken totally off cable by not adhering to what’s in that registration.
Here’s a podcast of the NPR show
We often hear people say how little difference there is between the two main political parties in the U.S. And it’s true that they’re both driven by money’s corruptive influence; lawmakers reward their campaign donors with legislation that benefits them financially.
I used to say that there are two types of Trump supporters: the amoral rich and the hateful morons. I use the word amoral because most of these people are not actually vicious; they simply couldn’t care less about anybody but themselves and their families.