This guy is obviously correct, but some Americans believe that anything that impedes their path towards riches is unacceptable, and that environmental regulations are tantamount to communism.
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Humanity’s Insanity
Tagged with: emergency relief, environmental responsibility, government programs that benefit the common person, Humanity's Insanity, public schools, Social Security, Stalinism, the left side of the Democratic party would like to see the United States look like social democracies in places like Scandinavia, the ultra-right-wing exaggerates
When You Write for Idiots, You Can Get Away with Anything
To the author of the meme here: “Either” refers to two choices; “any” refers to three or more. More importantly, it’s amazing how shamelessly the ultra-right wing exaggerates. The left side of the Democratic party would like to see the …
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Why Progressives Are Succeeding
Yes, most Americans have progressive values when it comes to things like universal healthcare, quality education, wealth inequality, and environmental responsibility. But I honestly believe that the reason progressives are doing well in the polls and the primary elections is …
Hiring and Political Philosopy
Obviously, the meme here was concocted simply as clickbait, but here’s a comment anyway. I’m sure there are companies all across the nation that would prefer not to hire liberals, on the basis that we reject the core tenets of …
Countries Without God
A couple of months ago, I happened to ask a friend who had emigrated from Sweden if she was religious. “No!” she exclaimed. “Almost no one in Sweden is religious.” As we see at left, there seems to be a …
Apathy in the Midst of Treason
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich makes an excellent point at left. The constant onslaught of distractions coming out of Trump’s mouth is calculated to make us give up striving for truth, honesty, and environmental responsibility. We mustn’t quit.
JD Vance in 2028?
The level of support for Trumpism in this country is running at about 40%. My gardener (nice, honest, hard-working guy btw) has the same chance of becoming president in 2028 as you do. Most Americans have values that are normally …
Left Wing Values Are Holding Firm Against an Onslaught of Hate and Stupidity
Trump is a gifted human being–in one sense only, but it’s an extremely important one. He can speak to greedy people in a compelling way. But more importantly, he can address huge masses of unintelligent Americans in a way that …
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Tagged with: compassion for the oppressed, environmental responsibility, Human rights, Onslaught of Hate and Stupidity, quality education, the majority of Americans have liberal values, the use of science in informing public policy, Trump bootlickers can remain in office, Trump is a gifted human being, Trumps addresses huge masses of unintelligent Americans in a way that is so convincing that his words seem to them to have come from Almighty God Himself, universal healthcare, we find ourselves at the mercy of a Republican-led congress
Handing the Keys to the Kingdom over to the Chinese
When I argue for environmental responsibility and the decarbonization of the grid, I often say: I know there are people who believe, perhaps because this is what they’re told by Donald Trump, that climate change is a hoax. But are …
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We Are Citizens of Earth
Writing in my recent post called “Educating for Peace” reminded me of one of my first clients, a gentleman by the name of Dan McGee, who casually mentioned one day that he considered himself a “citizen of Earth,” as opposed …
