Political Theatre category archive
Hero Quest 0
I think Farron might be onto something here.
Life is not a Marvel Comics movie, folks. No Silver Surfer will hang ten in the sky and save the day.
“The Truth Is What People Think” . . . 0
. . . or, perhaps more precisely, what people want to think.
Badtux, who has been on quite a roll the past week or so, mediates on Americans’ susceptibility to “fake news” (AKA “lies”). Here’s a bit:
What this points out, I think, is that for a lot of Americans, truth is not something you seek out. Truth is not a hypothesis that is constantly tested against reality to validate that it’s true. Truth is an absolute, handed down by an authority figure.
Do please read the rest.
Closing the Corridors of Power 0
Gene Nichol sees an ominous trend in the behavior of North Carolina’s Republican Party (emphasis added).
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The Republican General Assembly has not been content to merely enact its substantive policy choices to stamp an imprint on life in North Carolina. It has moved repeatedly to reject the pillars and infrastructure of democratic governance.
Follow the link to find out why he says that.
Afterthought:
It’s not just in North Carolina, folks.
“Every Step Is Small” 0
Thom spots a disturbing trend. This is a must-listen.
Werner Herzog’s Bear shares Thom’s disquiet, though he approaches events from a different angle.
All the News that Fits 0
Farron’s a bit off the mark about Y2K. Yes, the media overstated the danger and went all Chicken Little. Heck, one of our neighbors fell for the hype and went all prepper on us, installing a generator that would roar to life whenever there was a momentary blip in the electricity, tormenting the neighborhood for several years.
The potential problem, though, was real. I was working for a company that manufactured security software at the time, and our programmers were working overtime to update software so that it would work on January 1, 2000.
Ryan’s Derp, If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly Dept. 0
TPM tries to figure out how many persons will lose health coverage under Paul Ryan’s plan to repeal the ACA. It’s not pretty.
The Republican Party: The Party of Mean for the Sake of Mean.
Stolen Identity 2
John Cole skewers the hypocrites who are bleating about Democrats’ having to “end identity politics.” Here’s a teaser; follow the link for a magnificent, blistering rant (language).
“Running the Government like a Business” 0
Donald Trump has been making his “transition staff”* sign non-disclosure agreements because that’s how open government works. Or something.
I don’t think that is what the phrase quoted in the title of this post is supposed to mean. I do think it provides more evidence that dark days are ahead . . . .
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*Cue the sound that television closed captions refer to as “scoff.”
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Dick Polman waxes Pence-sive.