What Human Beings Organize Around
What a brilliant insight this is.
We search for reasons why conservatives are able to organize so much more effectively than liberals, and perhaps Chekov has nailed it right here.
Conservatives, especially those in today’s MAGA ultra-right, have a visceral hatred of dozens of different groups they find vile: liberals, intellectual elitists, non-whites, Muslims, LGBTQs, “corrupt” scientists, environmentalists, animal rights activists, those who dare question the power of the president, to name a few.
Indeed, hate is a powerful motivator. Let’s hope it doesn’t destroy us.
One of our nation’s thorniest problems is the ignorance of the voter base. Small-town Kentucky voted for Trump by a huge margin, but they can’t seem to figure out that they are cold and hungry, in part, because of Trump’s policies that include cutting food assistance programs, tariffs that drive up food prices and cripple farmers, and creating enormous tax cuts for billionaires.
The world is sitting on the edge of its seat, wondering about this question. He’ll be gone soon, but how will history remember him?
Almost all respondents on social media were enthusiastic about banning the garb at left.
Easy. It’s 36% in the United States, and somewhere around 15% in the rest of the developed world. It’s slim, and it’s disintegrating fast.
What Kurt Vonnegut said here is interesting, but I doubt it’s correct.
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Could any C- high school kid believe that there are more top wealth management firms in Montana than there are in Florida, Texas, and California combined?
At left we have something that illustrates why small wind is a concept in renewable energy that was abandoned about 15 years ago.
Horrible idea, Mike. There are lots of intelligent and refined people in Minnesota who will recall that you helped Trump in his effort to overthrow the U.S. federal government following his 2020 election loss. They won’t think highly of that.
