March, 2022 archive
The Loyalty Oath 0
Leonard Hitchcock has a theory as to why so many Republicans, when responding to polls, say that they believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election–that it’s a sort of loyalty oath to their dear leader. A nugget:
Methinks he may be onto something. Follow the link for his reasoning.
Look in the Mirror, Boy 0
Remember that the notion of some kind of inherent “American exceptionalism” is a myth most often perpetrated by those who would excuse the inexcusable. If a person or a people wish to be considered somehow “exceptional,” he or she or they must earn it.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom dissects Tucker Carlson’s (latest) racist dog-whistle.
The Crypto-Con 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller examine why persons fall for the crypto-con. Here’s how they start their piece:
Marketers celebrate this moment of “pester power” for its shattering of rationality and the cultivation of a lifelong vulnerability to the shopping frenzy. Never mind that kids can learn to identify those frenzied feelings and develop tools to deal with them, which include slow and deep breathing to calm the body and soul. That psychological skill is not much welcome in our culture of consumerism.
Follow the link to see how they end it.
Useful Idiots 0
At The Seattle Times, Mike Vaska argues that four columns are enough. A snippet:
Follow the link to read how he marshals his evidence.
The Fifth Column Flip-Flop 0
Aside:
My old Philly DL friend Noz thinks that Vladimir Putin has maneuvered himself in a corner. Noz is less than optimistic about the implications thereof.
Me, I don’t do predictions as a matter of policy. Hell, understanding the past is hard enough. I must say, though, that Noz is much more familiar with that part of the world than I.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Legacy 0
Without question, the most poisonous legacy of Richard Nixon is his Southern Strategy, which has come full circle and, as E. J. Montini points out, consumed the Republican Party.
Vaccine Nation 0
There’s trouble on the mean streets of vaccine nation.