2022 archive
Misdiagnosis 0
Joe Pierre, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks at dis coarse discourse and argues that attributing belief in political or scientific fairy tales to “mass delusion” or “mass psychosis” is, as my old boss used to say, “in error.” Rather, he suggests that such beliefs are symptomatic of a sick society, not of sick individuals.
Here’s a bit of his piece (emphasis added); follow the link for the complete article.
Aside:
I would argue that the ultimate “real root cause”–to use his term–of our present poisonous politics is America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the racist ideology created to justify and excuse it, which is perpetually promoted by political actors for power and profit.
But that’s just me.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Expose children to politeness at an early age.
Practicing License without Medicine 0
Rebecca Watson traces the trajectory of a quack-up.
Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 8 with the Fluxbox window manager. Thunderbird and Firefox are shaded in a tabbed window. Xclock and GKrellM are on the right. The wallpaper is from my collection.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Llewellyn King suggests that the current model for American journalism may not be–er–optimal. A snippet:
You can’t give the lie the same credence as the truth or you will hide in false equivalence and fail the public.
Sauce for the Goose . . . 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell has a modest proposal. A nugget:
I have a better idea:
Let’s force legislators to strap on body-cams and mics on themselves every time they’re around lobbyists.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Des Moines Regisster’s Rekha Basu takes a look at the recent Supreme Court decision nullifying OSHA’s regulation requiring employers to take reasonable steps to combat COVID-19. A nugget (emphasis in the original); follow the link for the rest.
Isn’t that what COVID itself is doing? . . . .
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Excerpt:
They (Republicans–ed.) talk about winning the battle of ideas. They have lost the battle of ideas. . . . They are winning with gerrymandering, they are winning with making voting difficult . . . .
Warning: Short commercial at the end.
See the news report that David discusses.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Exercise politeness in resolving disputes upon the nation’s highways and byways.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
The Tip-Off 0
It’s not a good idea to stiff your server.
