In 1814, John Adams wrote, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.” That’s the opening of a piece suggesting that right-wing extremism has brought us …
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Interpreting the Insurrection
Tom, a reader, offers this: Let’s see. What was I doing last year on this date? OH RIGHT!!! I was witness to one of these: (definition) “FALSE FLAG: noun – an attack or other hostile action that obscures the identity …
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Trump Going Down for Crimes No Decent American Could Possibly Support
Funny, but at this point it seems that bringing income tax evasion charges against Trump is extremely unlikely, regardless of how egregious his actions were. And that’s a good thing. Trump needs to go down for something no decent American …
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Oooo, That Smarts
Ouch. He walked into that one, didn’t he? If every reporter’s question were a set-up like this, I could do the job myself.
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To Liz Cheney: Thanks In Advance
If we get through this mess with Trump, as it appears we will, we’ll all have to thank Liz Cheney. Without her bravery and initiative, it’s possible that The United States would have lost its democracy.
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Wanna-be Fascists Are Being Destroyed
From the popular minister John Pavlovitz: Four years ago I received a letter from a 90-year old woman who was born in the Netherlands, lived under Hitler, and whose father was tortured and died in Dachau. She told me that …
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Prosecuting the Top Insurrectionists
I have many faults, though I have very little hate, envy, and pride of possession. I even love what’s happening in Washington. As my wife and I were just discussing, I view the failed coup as a fantastic opportunity–perhaps the …
14th Amendment? Not Here and Now
I don’t support this. When it’s proven that Trump engaged in an insurrection, his a** will be in a great deal more trouble than simply being banned from public office.
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Biden’s Speech on Trump and the Insurrection
The truth is actually worse than Biden presented. This has nothing to do with his bruised ego and his inability to face the loss. The man’s not an idiot. He knows goddamn well that he lost. He didn’t ask Georgia …
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Dealing with the Big Lie
There is no doubt that the American electorate needs to come to terms with what happened following the 2020 election and culminating on January 6, 2021. Our democracy cannot go forward with almost half of voters believing the Big Lie. …
