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Here’s a woman with a tattoo that reminds us that about 45% of our countrymen have joined a cult of ignorance and hate, and another 5% are in another, closely related cult: one of selfishness and greed. Both vote for …

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At left are the words of U.S. representative Adam Schiff.  Sure, conservatives view Schiff as some sort of blend of the anti-Christ and Karl Marx, but doesn’t he have a point here? Didn’t the American people have a right to have …

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When people like Ramaswamy are taken to be serious candidates to become president of the United States, it can only be because the people they’re speaking to are morons. It’s a grotesque truth–but one we’re forced to accept.  

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The author of this meme asks a very good question–one I would love to have answered before I check out of here. If you surveyed everyone who voted against Trump, I think you’ve find four prevalent responses: • Trump has …

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Perhaps there were times in U.S. history when government failed the people in a way that was not too different from what we have today.  I heard recently that the robber-barons of the late 19th Century were so corrupt that …

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This photo appears to have been taken about the same year I was these kids’ age, ca. 1965.  It depicts white and black school students , all standing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. What made this generation “the best?”  …

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Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have left the United States with no plans to return. It would be interesting to know how many Americans have made the same decision, though, for most people, expatriating comes at huge …

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My theory on the subject here is that Trump’s lies are so common and blatant that they do not damage the adoration that his supporters have for him.  They are willing to justify his complete lack of honesty with malarkey …

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The words of journalist Dan Rather here remind us of something happening here in the United States that doesn’t seem to be changing over time.  Americans’ perceptions of Donald Trump fall into one of three categories: He’s a vile criminal, …

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Perhaps the most important criterion for determining if a certain group is a cult is as follows: Its leader is always right.  In other words, if it appears to you that the leader made a mistake, it is you who …

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