2020 Politics: On the Hill of Megiddo
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Here's an article about how our liberal democracy is at risk -- the liberal part more than the democracy part.
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I love this picture of President Obama. He's either trying to rub away a headache he got from listening to some ass that he can hardly understand, or....he's sleeping.
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He's on the right track, but he's talking about Leftism, not Liberalism. He even seems to come to understand that himself when he says, toward the end, "Many progressives on the left have shown themselves willing to abandon liberal values in pursuit of social justice objectives. There has been a sustained intellectual attack on liberal principles over the past three decades coming out of academic pursuits like gender studies, critical race theory, postcolonial studies, and queer theory, that deny the universalistic premises underlying modern liberalism." He's even got the time frame right, as I mentioned in a previous post. When the Left abandoned Liberalism for political correctness and identity politics thirty years ago, the abandoned the moral high ground and now all they do is drive Right-Wing recruitment.
Here is an article I found today that's a bit more encouraging.
Here is an article I found today that's a bit more encouraging.
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And I think that it's more of a society-wide problem rather than left/right or liberal/conservative one. People across the spectrum seem to far more willing to believe all manner of non-sense, not only only because they agree with said non-sense but because they want to believe it.RJDiogenes wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:28 amHe's on the right track, but he's talking about Leftism, not Liberalism.
The article RJ shared touches on this.
We've become so ginned up on the notion that someone or something is preying upon us that we are too prone to simply believing the worst of people and the world in general."These findings suggest that when people are on alert for something negative that is becoming less common, rather than celebrating their good fortune, they may start to find that negative thing in more places than they used to," he said.
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Yeah, plus that desperate need to feel holier than thou.
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Yet again, Trump caved and signed the stimulus bill for additional Covid relief: Trump reverses on coronavirus stimulus deal, signs package he called a 'disgrace'. The Dems are fast tracking a vote to amend payments to $2k/person, which is much more suitable. Yet again, there is too much in the bill that benefits the well-off and not the people who are suffering.
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^^ omg, I almost spewed my coffee when I read that
I heard something that I can't verify that supports what you're saying here, namely, that a recent relief bill had some sort of yacht-purchase tax break for the rich.
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Hey, what's wrong with naked women?
I sure hope they can pass that $2k amendment. My credit cards are hungry.
I sure hope they can pass that $2k amendment. My credit cards are hungry.
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I hope so, too. $600 is not nearly enoughRJDiogenes wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:26 pmI sure hope they can pass that $2k amendment. My credit cards are hungry.
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Well, the House did, but the Senate didn't.
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^No surprise there.
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One thing is that it shows how Mitch-baby seems to be done with The Donald.
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Giuliani reveals Trump campaign is filing new Supreme Court bid to try to overturn election result
Rudy needs to be put in a home.
Rudy needs to be put in a home.
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^They all do.
I could just imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Republicans if Clinton had done all this in 2016.
I could just imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Republicans if Clinton had done all this in 2016.