Nuclear vs. Solar
Here’s a fabulous video on nuclear vs. solar energy.
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When Enough Is Enough
We all admit that the MAGA base is composed of the most ignorant of Americans, but one has to think that even these people are losing their patience with Trump and the onslaught of catastrophes he’s bringing to the United States.
California
It’s almost funny when we hear that California is a socialist state, or a police state (due to our environmental restrictions), or that people are leaving in droves to go to Texas or Florida. When I come across people who say this, I wonder: have you ever actually been to California?
Do you know that the garden-variety 3 BR, 2 BA house here lists at about $1.2 million, where, if it were moved to, say, the Midwest, it would be worth perhaps $250,000? Why do you think that could possibly be? I suggest it’s the law of supply and demand.
Californians are offered fantastic economic opportunities. We develop and implement ideas that improve the lives of everyone on Earth, and that we profit greatly from our undertakings.
Something for the MAGA crowd to consider.
Jan 6
Can’t swear that this is true but hoping so.
We must never forget.
The more visibility and the more frequent reminders we can get on this catastrophe in U.S. history the better.
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Who or What Creates Wealth?
The main way governments create wealth is by educating people so that they can become productive members of society. They also build roads and airports and maintain law and order so that honest businesses can thrive.
Anyone living now who believes that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are creating wealth for anyone but themselves is a total fool.
A ton of people bought into the concept expressed here in the mid-20th Century, but no semi-intelligent person today believes that tax breaks for billionaires/trillionaires generates a nickel for the common person.
Religion
I love Emerson, but I don’t get this at all. Is there anything amusing about any of the world religions that existed a generation (or many) ago?
Were the people of the Renaissance amused by the Spanish Inquisition?
Are you amused by the southern Christians who lynched the black Americans in the 20th Century, while law enforcement looked on with a smile?
Are you pleased that our kids in the public schools of the Deep South are being forced to read the bible?
Re-introducing the Bible to the Kids of America
Part of the obscenity of life in the United States right now is the Republicans’ obsession with forcing Christianity down our throats, including bringing the bible back into public schools.
In an attempt to justify this, some claim that this nation was founded on Christian principles, which doesn’t align with the facts in the slightest degree, as shown below.
LOL – “Republicans Need More Time to Improve Affordability”
If the situation in the United States weren’t so tragic, this meme would be funny.
The Republicans are banking on the fact that American voters are so stupid that they don’t know that it was the Trump administration that created the affordability issues. Gas prices around here are currently almost exactly $2.00 more than they were when Trump started this pointless and illegal war in Iran.
Lies: Their Purpose
Does what Hannah Arendt said at left apply to Donald Trump today?
Not sure. I’m fairly certain that, for instance, Trump wants as many morons as possible to believe that the 2020 election was rigged.
However, the bulk of what she said is absolutely true. Trump most certainly wants to deprive people of the capacity to think and judge.
Public Education Is the Keystone to a Strong Society
As we’re learning, declining educational standards leads to ignorance, ignorance leads to Trumpism, and Trumpism leads us to the brink of authoritarianism.
