Political Theatre category archive
It’s Bubblelicious 0
Oliver Darcy offers a theory as to how dis coarse discourse got so coarse. I note it because it is consistent with my opinion that “social” media isn’t; he suggests that
Methinks he is onto something.
Priorities 0
Michael in Norfolk finds himself somewhat disturbed by Republicans’ hierarchy of allegiances.
Weird Tales from Weird Times 0
Seth takes a closer look dis coarse discourse.
Republican Performance Art 0
A letter to the editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls out Congressional Republicans’ hypocrisy in most telling fashion.
Dis Coarse Discouse 0
It’s amazing the lengths the press will go to try to turn every vote into a horse race,
If they can make it a horse race, they can avoid tackling stuff like, oh, you know, just for a couple of examples, who’s telling the truth and who’s telling lies or who cares about fulfilling the duties of office and who cares about filling his pockets.
It’s Bubblelicious, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bill Eddy discusses some of the factors that help feed political polarization. Here’s one:
Polarization grows when people talk only to those who mostly agree with them.
Follow the link for the others and for his suggestions as to how to combat the bubbleliciousness.
” One says, ‘Taylor Swift fans are a cult.”” />Deplatformed 0
You may recall that, in 2020, the Republican Party failed to adopt a platform.
At the Las Vegas Sun, a letter from Tom Harper, though not directly addressing this topic, offers what I find a persuasive explanation for that.
The Campaign Promise 0
Once again, Maya Angelou’s admonition comes to mind:
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
“Taylor Swift Is the Trojan Horse” 0
Sam and the crew find themselves somewhat taken aback by the right wing’s sudden obsession with Taylor Swift.
Once We Had the “Know Nothings.”
Now We Have the “Do Nothings.”
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Farron discusses Republicans’ refusal to deal with issues.
