2019 archive
Ism Schism? 0
Mike Littwin argues that the upcoming Presidential election, regardless of the charges of various “isms” that might be thrown about, will not be about ideologies. A snippet (emphasis added):
It can’t be about ideology when Trump has no ideology, other than to please his base, and to make sure he can encourage as many people as possible — especially those who work for him or hope to flatter him — to stay at Trump properties around the world. It sure beats my Marriott rewards plan.
He fears that, if Trump’s opponents do not understand this, they will fail. And methinks he has a point. The sad fact is that most Americans, if given a test to identify various ideologies from unlabeled, dispassionate descriptions of them, would be lucky to get an F-.
In the United States of America, we don’t “discuss” ideologies. We use them as slurs and libels labels.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Purity Tests 0
I have from time to time mentioned by contempt for liberal political purists and their purity tests. You know who I mean–the kind of persons who throw their votes away on the Jill Steins and Ralph Naders or, worse, don’t vote at all, because the Democratic candidate does not match their particular favorite shade of blue.
I now pass the gavel to El Jefe.
The Institutionalization of Sadism 0
That’s what happens when cruelty becomes routine . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice.
(snip)
While the gun was initially unloaded during their practice, they later reloaded the gun and failed to unload it before once again practicing the techniques, the news release said.
And, from the “This Surprises You How?” Dept. . . . . 0
Shaun Mullen highlights a disturbing pattern.
Facebook Frolics 0
I am beginning to think that there is nothing more routinely an pettily anti-social than “social” media.
