March, 2023 archive
“Actions Speak Louder . . . .” 0
Steven M. points out that, in a putative democracy, you get what you vote for. A snippet:
(snip poll numbers)
But Americans don’t vote these beliefs. In every nationwide election, and in state and local elections everywhere except the bluest areas, a solid majority of white Americans vote Republican. They know that Republicans oppose virtually every measure that limits gun ownership, or that even creates a small speed bump before a gun can be purchased. But they vote GOP anyway.
It’s simple: If you want the gun laws to change, don’t vote Republican.
In his article, he’s focused on guns, but, natch, his argument can be extended to other issues.
“But the Emails” 0
There may indeed be such a thing as karma.
Indoctrination Nation 0
Nevada attorney Tom Harper shares his thoughts about Florida Governor DeSantis’s efforts to white-wash* American’s history.
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*I use the term advisedly.
QOTD 0
Ed Asner, in the voice of Lou Grant:
We’re born, we live, and we die. And you want to know that it all means? Nothing.
Whacko in Waco 0
Seth looks at last week in Trump.
Naming Frights 0
Michael Paul Williams explores the history of Fort Pickett and of one of the families whose land was–er–repurposed for its construction.
It is not a pretty story (indeed, I suspect that it could not be told in Florida and other states which are committed to CRT, that is, to consciously rejecting truth), but it is one which bears telling.
Spin City 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s greatest Christian, ‘splains the spin.
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Twits on Twitter 0
. . . and another hate-full twit.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society’ 0
Yet more evidence that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron . . .
(snip)
As information was gathered, it appears the gun shot was the result of an accidental discharge of the pistol, injuring both male and female patron.
. . . and yet another reminder that “accidental” and “negligent” do not carry the same meaning.
The Unbelievers 0
Rebecca Watson discusses a study that indicates that, when a scientific journal and individual scientists endorsed Biden over Trump, Trump, Trump supporters reacted by trusting scientists (and science) less. Here’s a bit of what she says:
The truth does not matter to these people, because Tucker Carlson already told them something and they’ve built their entire personalities around it. They are, for the most part, unreachable by facts alone. It’s not impossible to change these people’s minds, but we absolutely will not find a statistically significant result by throwing reality at them and seeing if they immediately change their minds. About ANYTHING that is even tangentially related to politics, which is anything that the talking heads tell them on Newsmax.
Or you can read the transcript.
Friends in Name Only 0
Do you have some friends or associates who do unsavory things to you behind your back?
Psychologist Erin Leonard offers a taxonomy of toxicity. Maybe you’ll recognize someone.