Political Theatre category archive
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
The main problem with America is we got too much education, which only confuses people. The less people know, the less they have to think, and the less they think, the more time they have for TV and sitting still. Sitting still never hurt anybody. You always hear about people being ticketed for a moving violation, but did you ever hear of anybody getting ticketed for a sitting violation? Didn’t think so.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jessica Koehler explores the effects of living in a bubble, like, say, just as a for instance, a news bubble. Here’s a bit:
I commend the entire piece to your attention as being a most timely read.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Michael in Norfolk isn’t buying the narrative that Trump’s winning the election was about the economy. He argues that
Follow the link for the rest of his remarks.
After the Trumpling 0
Jim Wright is somewhat less than optimistic.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Over at Juanita Jean’s, Fenway Fran hears a rhyme. A snippet:
Remember, remember, the fifth of November . . . .
Post Mortem (Updated) 0
PoliticalProf shares some thoughts.
Addendum:
Regardless of the election of Obama, methinks he did not give America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the doctrine of racism created to rationalize it anywhere near the weight they deserve.
Ballot Questing 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Sunita Sah offers some suggestions for making sure you are casting your vote intelligently.* Here’s one that’s particularly relevant in these days of the Disinformation Superhighway:
Follow the link for her other suggestions.
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Her terminology is “act(ing) from personal values, not external pressures.”
I like mine better.
Mixed Messaging 0
At Delaware Liberal, Alby reports receiving two mailers for Monica Beard, a Democrat running for the state legislature.
He found them curiously different.
Spin Cycle 0
PoliticalProf points out that a tactic is not the same thing as a fact.
“Those Who Cannot Remember the
Past Are Condemned To Repeat It.”*
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Kim Shinkoskey, writing at the Idaho State Journal, argues that Americans need to bone up on some history.
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*George Santayana.
