A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
American Stasi 0
Rick Strom points out that “I was just following orders” is a defense that is precedented.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
So many guns. So much stupid.
Parks and Wrecks 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks it hasn’t done enough damage to the National Parks and is planning to do more.
Fatal Attraction, American Stasi Dept. 0
At the Psychology Today website, Guy P. Harrison explores the attraction of fascism. Here’s his list of the characteristics of fascist regimes; I think it will sound familiar.
- Authoritarian style leadership
- Simplistic symbolism and mass rallies
- Extreme, pathological patriotism
- Anger over the loss of an idealized past that never existed
- Exploitation of racist fears and racial divisions
- Overt politicization of law enforcement
- Call for “traditional” hierarchical gender roles at the expense of women’s rights/opportunities
- Military aggression against other countries and territories
- Undermining of elections and democratic values
- Overt corruption
- Restrictions and attacks on the free press
- Heavy use of lying and propaganda
- Editing of history to promote accommodating myths and minimize the real histories of marginalized people
I commend his article to your attention as a worthwhile read in these times in which truth, justice, and the American way are being Trumpled from within.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A competent copywriter? It can make Donald Trump look coherent.
War and Mongers of War 0
Mary Trump looks at what Donald Trump’s (undeclared, unplanned, and unthoughtout) war of choice on Iran is costing American citizens and America’s credibility.
American Stasi . . . 0
. . . demonstrate every day the reality of Republican family values.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
The Resegregationist 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Carlos De Loera posits that the reason for Donald Trump’s attack on birth-right citizenship is quite obivious:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Litany of Lies 0
The Washington Post’s slogan was once “Democracy dies in darkness” (at least until Jeff Bezos decided that he liked darkness). Thom argues that democracy also dies in lies, then goes on to list lies that Republicans tell and have told for years without the press’s calling out their lying.