We’re Not Even Trying to Hide the Corruption
How, precisely, has American political life changed over the past five years?
One of the most glaring differences is corruption in the U.S. federal government. Oh, it has existed, at least since before any one of us was born. But now it’s happening right in front of an international spotlight.
As discussed here, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginny are conducting themselves in a blatantly illegal manner, but they’re making no effort to hide their behavior whatsoever.
In particular, she is focusing enormous sums of money to promote far right-wing causes against what she refers to as the “fascist left.” Here we’re talking about all-out wars to ban abortion, affirmative action, and any form of gun control, each of which is represented by one or more legal cases that are coming before the SCOTUS.
It really can’t get any more in-your-face.
It’s funny how people, I’m talking about good and intelligent people, persist in coming up with analogies re: regulations that help us deal with COVID. The goal, of course, is to help selfish morons understand that their rights are limited by the fact that they live in an organized society.
Re: the meme here, a reader asks: How do you convince Republicans that their children are being disenfranchised because their party wants to starve public education out for the sake of privatization?
I’m trying to find something about this that I agree with, but I’m failing.
What a fabulous point writer Sigrid Ellis makes here.
Adam Kinzinger is a rare bird.
This sounds good on paper, but keep in mind three things:
How possible is this, given that we live in a country where half the country believes the Big Lie and rejects science?
The idea that the U.S. Supreme Court justices are apolitical is a joke. Clarence Thomas’ wife Virginia is a vocal right-wing activist, who cheered on the January 6th insurrectionists, while claiming that America is in 
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