Political Theatre category archive
“The Safest City in Florida” 0
Mike recalls that Parkland, Florida, was once named the “safest city in the United States.”
Warning: Language and lots of it.
Click for the original image.Timeline of a Toady 0
Dick Polman tracks Little Marco’s fealty to the merchants of mechanized death. Here’s how he starts:
We all know what happens after a mass shooting — thoughts ‘n’ prayers, TV footage of traumatized kids, it’s “too soon” to do anything — so this time let’s try something else. Let’s tell the tale through the prism of one hapless politician. Let’s make him a metaphor for our surrender to routine slaughter.
Follow the link for the timeline.
Ending the Shelling 0
Will Bunch writes of the “NRA’s reign of terror.” A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
Constitutional Rights and Wrongs 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Thomas Hills considers the right of the people to change rights.
Give it a read.
The Get-Out-the-Bot Movement 0
Thom considers the implications of the indictment of 16 Russians for interfering in elections and of the trolling of America.
Russian Impulses 0
Jay Bookman follows the mutations and permutations of a Russian twitterbot, as it changes identities, nationalities, and causes.
Remember, just because you read it on a computer screen, it ain’t necessarily so.
What Is the Common Good? 0
Thom answers a caller’s question.
Why Love a Parade 0
Alfred Doblin discusses Donald Trump’s desire to play with his soldiers. A snippet:
The Devolution 0
Thom discusses how the Republican Party has gone from “conservatives” to “racist authoritarian corporate toadies.” An excerpt:
Dwight Eisenhower . . . when conservative meant conservative, not billionaire bought and owned . . . .