A progressive is concerned that the U.S. is bombing third world countries with Tomahawk missiles
A liberal is concerned that naming them Tomahawk missiles might offend Native Americans.
I will not stop saying this because it's the truth. The Left-Wing in the US is non-existent. Any attempt for one to rise up has been punched the fuck down by the right-wing and centrists alike. And yet, the dumbass reactionary manchildren who call themselves the alt-right will tell you otherwise.
My Sunday morning thought today delves into the taboo subject of Conspiracy Theories.
A friend had posted an article about a study which found that conspiracy theorists see patterns in random events. The author ledes with the assertion that
sometimes people sense danger even when there is no pattern to recognize — and so their brains create their own.
We face two great existential threats today... nuclear war and climate chaos. Hopefully we can keep those tiny hands off the red button, but there is no guarantee. Global warming is so problematic because of our denial combined with the rush to extract as much profit as possible from the fossil fuel industry before its inevitable collapse. Before we despair, it might be wise to reflect on the advice of the fine historian, Howard Zinn:
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness."
"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction."
"And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
I'm sure you are all aware of the brave struggles of desperate freedom fighters in Syria who toil to free themselves from the grasp of that evil dictator Assad. Well, as it turns out, that story may not be entirely accurate. Much more likely is that it's entirely made-up out of whole cloth... particularly now that we've got the smoking gun(s).
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair supposedly made a gaffe.
To start: I'm a globalist, internationalist sustainable fair trader I believe it is one way to bring peace.
The noises coming out of America's right wing.
America deserves protecting from foreigners.
Springtime in Auckland brings warmer temperatures, but so far not much less rain. As much as I love the rain I am really ready for more than just brief intermissions of sun.
Teaser for visibility:
Twenty years ago we used to mock the Communists for their dreary
"State Electrical Goods Store #12". Now we go to dreary category
killer stores like Home Depot, which make the old Russian
stuff look mom-and-pop size.
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Have you wondered why so many Americans seem angry and stressed?
For many Americans, things are not good.
