We’ve commented on the dumbing down of America, especially insofar as this is what gave us Donald Trump, and prevents us from removing him from our political discussions.
How far does this stupidity extend? Oh, I don’t know; how about getting on a cruise ship in the middle of a pandemic whose disease is extremely contagious.
It’s true that the media has the power to push Trump into irrelevance, but it’s hard to blame them for not playing it that way.
The slow-rolling story about a former president getting indicted for treason has us all fascinated–especially considering that we’re talking about the make/break point of American democracy.
A reader sent me this. Looking up the guy, I have to believe that this was a real and true statement of a licensed physician. My response:
Does big money have undue influence in U.S. healthcare? Obviously.
Is Dr. Mendelsohn’s suggestion a good one for our nation’s people? No.
To my reader: You need to hope you’ll never get injured or seriously sick. You’ll recant this in a heartbeat.
Responsible citizens don’t crave bizarre conspiracy theories and take the actions necessary to protect their own and others’ health.
It’s a terrible shame that we live in a cultural zeitgeist of stupidity.
Under normal circumstances, disinformation isn’t that dangerous. Nobody cares what morons think about the validity of climate science, or chemtrails, or the shape of the Earth. Here however, what they believe is often lethal.
Obstructing an official proceeding?
I doubt that. If that can be proved, then so can be treason. From here, it appears he conspired to overthrow the U.S. government.
In America, we glorify ignorance.
We can’t get enough of it.
We bathe ourselves in it.
As Isaac Asimov put it: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
Here, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori discusses the complications associated with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s moving forward to prosecute Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection. In summary:
If, as appears likely, the Democrats lose both houses of Congress in the midterms, the current investigation will be immediately cut off at the knees by Republicans.
If Trump announces his candidacy for president in 2024, this will put a political face on any investigation.
The problem is huge, in that failure to prosecute Trump will invite any future president to do much the same thing as we have here. Perhaps it won’t have the violence, but recall what Trump tried to do in his call to Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, pressuring him to commit treason on the then-president’s behalf. This type of election tampering could become the way of the future, effectively nullifying rule of law and American democracy.
Saying that this issue will define Merrick Garland’s legacy is 100% certain.
Followers of the Big Lie cite photographs like this to support their beliefs.
It’s true that Trump had some huge rallies. Angry morons are easy to manipulate. If that weren’t so, Trump wouldn’t have gotten anywhere near the White House.
It’s also true that Biden eschewed rallies, at least partially due to his concern about being responsible for “super spreader” events. He’s probably aware, as well, that he really doesn’t have a bombastic bone in his body, and that the 81 million people who voted for him are completely disinclined to show up someplace and scream out praises.
These people cannot accept the truth and would rather hang on to what they are being told by the most prolific liar in U.S. history. They don’t seem able to assimilate two main facts:
• The Big Lie failed to pass muster in any of the 60+ courts that reviewed it, including the U.S. Supreme Court. If this is a conspiracy to remove Trump, there are one hell of a lot of independent judges involved in it.
• Most people really hate Trump. The outcome of the election was projected far in advance of voting day, via an enormous number of polls.
Of course, Americans’ hostility is even greater now than it was in November of 2020, insofar as the evidence of election tampering is growing every day.
Nonetheless, there will be people who support him even when he’s incarcerated, or has fled the country to evade justice. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true.
Michael Flynn, who had suggested that Trump declare martial law to overturn the 2020 election, has, understandably resisted attempts of the panel investigating January 6 to subpoena his phone records. Last week, he lost his bid in court to block the House select committee.
My guess is that Trump’s cover-up of his role in inciting the insurrection is about to come crashing down around him.
There are simply too many people who would have to band together and commit perjury, obstruction, and treason, risking life in prison. All it’s going to take is one terrified person, and the rest will fold their tents as well.
For all we know this may have already happened.
Did you ever notice that the style of our cars has become increasingly conformist?
Here’s a 1947 Buick. Makes a statement, doesn’t it?
Today we drive cars that look like they were designed by Walmart.
Why are we so afraid?
