Former U.S. Labor Secretary Bullish on Democracy
From Robert Reich: Obviously, I can’t tell you how today’s elections will turn out. But I do want to reassure you about one thing: Over the long term, we are winning. Why else would the election deniers, the monied interests, the bigots, and the haters be fighting so hard to defeat us?I like his optimism, but I don’t see the logic. Yes, they’re fighting hard to defeat us, but that doesn’t mean they’re not winning.
Today’s midterms are a watershed event for the United States.
We need to give Trump credit, not only for his brazen willingness to tell lies that are absolutely impossible to believe, but for his extreme creativity.
(Roughly) “I suppose that the only time in which the majority of people think about injustice is when it happens to them.”
Here’s another reminder of how gullible and stupid certain Americans are.
Republicans are expected to do quite well in tomorrow’s midterm elections here in the U.S., though it’s not exactly clear how and why that can be achieved.
I have to admit that Musk’s antics at Twitter are quite an entertaining side-show as we brace ourselves for the midterm election returns.
This meme from Liz Cheney sounds compelling, but it should read, “…. who believes in democracy and understands what represents the greater threat against it.”
I don’t put myself in this position.
This anti-science rhetoric is one of the core challenges facing humankind.
Was there ever a time in the history of Christianity that the teachings of Jesus weren’t perverted to be used as a force for evil? Yes, there were remarkable examples like the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition, but did it ever really let up?
