The title of this blog entry is the same as that for an article by Carol Danserau posted at Counterpunch. Here's a link: Climate and the Infernal Blue Wave: Straight Talk About Saving Humanity

Starting out with clear definitions, at leasts clear as common usage allows, is always a useful method with which to talk about the same thing--even though conclusions may be different and often are.

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Otto von Bismarck once said, "Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied."
That moment happened today in Afghanistan.

If you listen to media pundits and politicians you would think that the emergence of proto-fascist forces arose in some working-class vacuum, amongst people who are infected with bigotry. Unlike their rulers.
The fault lies with unenlightened, uneducated voters who wouldn't listen to the ruling elites, thus exposing the flaws of democracy.

“Leonard Leo can take credit for installing four Supreme Court justices”- John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. “As executive vice president of the Federalist Society, Leo has been the quiet architect of a pivotal shift to the right throughout the federal judiciary” including “dozens of lower court federal judges across the country.”

A few snippets from the article, but read the whole thing.

I Watched Joe Biden Give An Award To George W Bush So You Don’t Have To