Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us. Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze. It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that …
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The Vaccine and the Cult of Trump
A friend who sells water purification systems to homeowners just got the vaccination, after holding out these many months. I commended him, and said that, since he goes into other people’s houses, and some of these people must be concerned …
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Florida’s Governor Is a Mass Murderer, and He’s Damn Good At It
Don’t confuse stupidity with malice. He knows what he’s doing. He thinks it’s good politics. And he just might be right.
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The Psychology of Trump Supporters
Here’s an article that examines the many (they claim there are 13) different types of Trump supporters. This might be too fine-grained. I like the simplicity of this: • Racists and xenophobes • Selfish and greedy people • The willfully and hopelessly ignorant, …
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Yes, Trump Is a Criminal. Why Is It So Hard To Use That Word?
Here’s another good example of how far we’ve fallen in terms of our capacity to recognize and deal with criminality when it comes from rich and powerful people. Nixon would have clearly been charged with obstruction of justice had he …
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Punishing the Insurgents
From Reuters: A former boxer charged with punching a Washington police officer in the head during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol faces a sentence of up to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty on Friday to …
Have We Forgotten Trump’s Criminal Attempts To Overthrow the 2020 Election?
From this article: Sorry—am I missing something? Did we or did we not all learn last Friday that the previous president of the United States of America, in his last weeks in office, tried to strong-arm the Justice Department to falsely declare that …
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Politicizing American Education
What the meme here presents is true, but it’s not what Republicans say. They claim that education, as it exists in America today, includes a kind of brainwashing that produces liberals. Looked at from their perspective, they’re right, in a …
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Americans’ Appalling Character
As we’ve discussed many times, the real downer about the last four years is what we’ve been forced to learn about the ghastly character of many Americans. Trump is horrifying, but, in many ways, his supporters are even worse.
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What Does “Pro-Life” Mean?
Among the absurdities in right-wing American politics is what Texas Republicans have done with respect to abortion. The cartoon here is no exaggeration; this is precisely where the “pro-life” party is on the issue.
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