Political Theatre category archive
Vote in the Real World 0
Methinks David has a point.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jamie Aten discusses whether these viral times have affected the propagation of misinformation (and, I would add, outright lies) on “social” media. His conclusion might surprise you.
Deficit Pending 0
As state and municipal revenues have cratered in these viral times, Republicans are balking at any federal effort to ameliorate suffering and penury for states, municipalities, and persons.
At the Portland Press-Herald, Greg Kesich points out that there are other deficits on which the party of Scrooges turns its back. Here are a couple of his examples; follow the link for more.
There is a long-term debt that comes with every lost opportunity for a child to learn, and every person who can’t afford to see a doctor. But we have been trained to think that cutting school funding and health care programs – the inevitable result of a “smaller government” – is sound fiscal management instead of calling it what it really is: recklessly borrowing from the future to get us out of our present crisis.
The Epidemiologist and the Magic Elixirs, One More Time 0
Jennifer Senior reveals the formula for Donald Trump’s brand of hydroxychloroquine. Here’s a bit of her article.
Scapegoating Goes Viral 0
“It’s those people you-know-who-we-mean.”
I’m a Southern boy.
I know racism when I see it.
Indulgences for Sale 0
Donald Trump, seeking to appease the evangelical “Christians” in his base, has declared that churches are essential services.
E. J. Montini disagrees, because the Bible tells him so. A nugget (emphasis in the original):
The priest made a joke with the congregation, saying something along the lines of, “While I’m glad you’re all here, and I really do need this job, it doesn’t even take two or three of us to have the Lord with us. We’re able to have that on our own, any time we want.”
“Macho Macho Men” 0
At the Inky, Anna Orso explores why gyms are among the foremost challengers of stay-at-home orders in these viral times; the article suggests that there may be elements in addition to the loss of revenue and customers. A snippet:
“This idea that ‘I’m indestructible,’ it certainly is something that we see in masculinity more broadly,” Metzl said. “The problem during the pandemic is, people aren’t just putting themselves at risk. They are putting others at risk.”
Aside:
Gyms don’t make no never mind to me. I’ve always preferred working out at home.
