White folks voted for Trump, 56 – 42. That’s quite a landslide, one that leaves zero doubt about our appetite for racism, lies, and treason. Fron the standpoint of the environment, it says something else as well: we couldn’t care …
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Those Who Successfully Gutted the American Educational System Are Now Reaping the Rewards
We’re just now learning about the factors that put Trump back into the White House. In particular, too few voters are capable of understanding the issues, and, as a consequence, too few showed up at the polls. Many people, me …
Is the World Laughing at the United States?
Are they laughing? In a word, no. Quite the contrary. Most of the Earth’s population has historically counted on the U.S. to do the right thing when it comes to things like human rights and rule of law, and they …
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Where Are Our Priorities?
The author of the meme needs to understand the use of apostrophes. Aside from that, even if you do prioritize cheaper gas over your loved ones’ rights, do you really think that Trump is going to improve the financial condition …
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What Do We Do with Power?
Perhaps the saddest single feature of our world today, and the United States in particular, is what we do with power. We look at our billionaires, those who could be putting an end to world hunger and climate change, but …
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Republicans Will Carry Shame Through History
Almost all Americans have a passionate interest in the outcome of today’s presidential election, but how many of us see these results as something that will be meticulously studied by historians over the coming decades? According to polls, it’s possible …
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Trump Supporters’ Motivations
It’s true that Trump supporters don’t care about morality, legality, or the truth. But almost half of these American voters do have things they care about very deeply: White Nationalism, the rejection of science, and the end of women’s rights.
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No Guardrails for Trump
As pointed out here, if Trump wins re-election, there will be no voices of reason and civility to prevent him from becoming just one more authoritarian dictator in our already-troubled world. Of course, that’s what his supporters like best about …
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Many Women Support Trump
As shown here, American women have made great progress over the last century in terms of establishing their basic rights as human beings. One may think, as a consequence, women would be virtually uniform in their disgust with the Republican …
Kamala Harris Resume Summary
In a post yesterday, I quoted a boyhood friend who claims that Kamala Harris has no career accomplishments, and thus is not qualified to be president. Her resume summary at left speaks to that.
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