Political Theatre category archive
Hoist on Their Own Petard 0
Methinks Atrios has a point.
“Look in the Mirror, Boy!” 0
This article describes as clear a case of psychological projection as we are ever likely to see.
Separation of Church and State
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Der Spiegel takes a deep dive into the right-wing they-call-themselves Christians who (rather incongruously, considering Donald Trump’s history) wield great influence in the Trump maladministration. Their findings are not comforting. Here’s a tiny bit from the artilce:
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It sounds a lot more like radicalism than like faith. It is the attempt to turn the clock back by several decades, if not centuries – back to a time when men were still men and conflicts were solved with faith in God and a revolver. Jesus and Jesse James. The resuscitation of a quintessentially American myth. An overtly far-right response to left-wing identity politics seen as overly feminine and moralizing. And, ultimately, it is an attempt to dismantle the rule of law.
Irresponsible Fiscals 0
Farron argues persuasively that repeated threats of government shutdowns, plus an actual government shutdown, are ipso facto proof that today’s Republican Party is incapable of governance. (Warning: Mild language.)
But, as I pointed out earlier, governance is not their concern.
The Trumpling, in One Sentence 0
In a column musing on who will take get saddled with the blame for a (potential at the time the column was written) government shutdown, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier sums up the status quo.
It’s not pretty, but it is where we are.
Follow the link for the rest, in which Collier reveals that he is less than optimistic.
Stray Thought 0
Today’s Republican Party does not want to govern.
It wants to dictate.
A Legend in His Own Mind, Reprise 0
In the midst of a longer article considering how we might resist the Trump maladministration’s march towards dictatorship, Timothy Snyder makes what I find a most appropriate observation:
Follow the link for context.
The Chaos Agent at Work 0
From the Youtube page:
Seth takes a closer look at the president posting an AI video of himself and threatening to send troops to yet another American city.
The Chaos Agent 0
In a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, Dr. Richard A. French expresses some concerns about the effect that the Trump maladministration is having on the nation and the polity.
A Legend in His Own Mind 0
Brahma Chellaney takes a look at Donald Trump’s claim that he has ended seven wars and reminds us that
I commend the entire article to your attention.
And, while we’re on the subject of leadership . . . .