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Meta: Blogroll 0
I’ve added a new site to the blogroll, over there ——> on the sidebar.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Facebook Frolics, Omicronvoy Dept. 0
Thom traces the Canadian trucker protests back to a somewhat surprising source.
President Sisyphus 0
Afterthought:
It does rather boggle the mind that Republicans have aligned themselves with an infectious disease as a political strategy.
“But There’s No Other Possible Explanation,” Reprise 0
Psychologist Richard Lettieri explores factors that may predispose persons to fall for embrace conspiracy theories. He identifies five specific characteristics:
- Strong group identity.
- An authoritarian disposition.
- A narrow definition of masculinity.
- Low level of epistemic rationality.
- Insecure attachment.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
Dis Coarse (Legitimate Political) Discourse 0
The Arizona Republic‘s E. J. Montini notes that, in censuring Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for agreeing to serve on the January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives, the notice of censure referred to the January 6 insurrection as “legitimate political discourse.” In the light of that, Montini has some questions for Republicans.
Here are two of them; follow the link for the others.
And, “Do you believe that legitimate political discourse includes defecating in the Capitol and then spreading the feces in the hallways?” Because that also took place.