Loyalty to Truth
From American jurist, lawyer, and judicial philosopher Learned Hand: I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny — will you not agree that a society which has lost sight of that, cannot survive?
Rats. I was thinking we could simply make stuff up, like the stolen election or the lethality of COVID vaccines. This guy seems to be saying that this isn’t cool, and damn, just when I was almost getting used to it.
The United States is one of just a few countries with large anti-vaxxer rolls. A reader sent me this, but I’m struggling to believe that Canada is also on the list of the unfortunate nations.
The popular idea among the far right that our schools in America turnout gutless liberal snowflakes seems to be expanding without bounds. The meme here is a good example of how far this can be taken, and how stupid people have to be in order to believe it.
At this point it appears that although Trump’s campaign messages are appealing to a significant number at this point in the United States, they don’t carry the day. They lost by three million votes in 2016 and seven million in 2020. 
The text accompanying the ad reads: Public schools are brainwashing our kids about the “benefits” of socialism! We’re setting the record straight with our FREE Kids Guide to Fighting Socialism. Order this free kids (sic) guide today and get 2 bonus gifts, too! 
Obviously, I have no way of knowing if this actually happened, but let’s set that aside.
I’ve thought about this too.
Here’s someone who has the strength of character required to admit he was wrong about Trump.
One would think someone with even a bit of intelligence would look at this and say to himself, “This doesn’t look like draining the swamp to me. In fact, this looks like he came to town with enough new alligators to make shoes and belts for an entire population.”
