The image here conjures thoughts about cosmic justice, karma, call it what you will. Unfortunately, it’s just as likely that a progressive could have wound up in that same position. Well, not entirely. Florida has more of these issues than …
Category: Sustainability
Antifa
The meme here reminds us that swastikas and other racist symbology were once uniformly despised in the United States, and that many members of the Greatest Generation gave their lives to prevent the spread of fascism in World War II. …
True, We Don’t All Think Alike, But Give Me a Break
This fellow makes a good point, but isn’t there a limit? Given that were all endowed at birth with a huge brain and an enormous capacity for compassion and kindness, how is it possible that half of the United States …
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Today’s World
Here’s a reminder that life today, with all its moral and financial challenges, is actually pretty good, catapulted as it is by IT, communications, and healthcare technology. On top of that, we may be right around the corner from expelling …
Understanding Our Children, and the Following Generation
Quick question: In a word or two, how would you characterize the youth of today? Before you answer, perhaps it would be a good idea to “walk down memory lane” and see what some of our ancestors thought about this …
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More on the Importance of Our Rights
I wrote a post yesterday on the meme here whose point is that government and other people owe us nothing. A point I failed to make at the time is that Americans who hold this belief know nothing about civics. …
If You Love Your Children, Take Care of the Environment
Isn’t it amazing that people have to be told this? Worse, explaining this basic idea to many people doesn’t work; we live among folks who are unwilling to make any sacrifice whatsoever when it comes to the quality of life …
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Human Rights
We commonly run across memes like the one here, whose point is that government and other people owe us nothing. I know there are people who believe that, but I don’t think they’re very smart. When human beings formed organized …
Life in the 21st Century
Wow, that’s one powerful photograph. It makes one think: 100 years from now, who will have had the better life? Presuming they’re Americans, the old lady lived through the Great Depression and numerous wars, and doubtlessly had to deal with …
Tagged with: environmental devastation
Eco-Friendly Highways
In most of Europe, highways, like the one shown here, are constructed such that populations of wild animals are not cut off from one another. This eco-friendly civil engineering practice is virtually nonexistent in the United States.
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