1) As we settle in for another settler-colonial holiday, it appears that the time is ripe for an intrusion of those ugly matters of politics into our entertainment fare. There will, as you all well know, be sports spectacle on your tee-vee screens today. For the purposes of this article we will be referring to "spectacle sports," namely, the sports you see on that tee-vee.
[upon reading posts on this thread, I edited what I thought was a non-controversial side note:
I'm not sure what I think about this, but it is interesting:
today?
What is he doing to end poverty.
What is he doing to reverse inequality.
What is he doing to help struggling businesses and encourage innovative solutions for economic problems?
What is he doing to preserve decent jobs from outsourcing and offshoring?
What is he doing to encourage peace and stop militarism?
What is he doing to turn swords into plowshares?
What is he doing to end the division in our country?
Politicians are effects, not causes
Radicalizing your base also radicalizes your opponents
Demonized people will, in time, act demonically
Lumping opposition groups together will bring them together
Attempts to censor and silence the opposition always fail
Failure to engage in debate is the same as losing the debate
Lies have a short shelf life
Hope is a sustainable and effective motivator, anger is not
Some political reads suggested by Ralph Nader ..
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Elephant. GOP aka Grand Old Party. Republican Party. Red. “Conservative”, ie. Neoconservative, Neoliberal, Pro War; leans reactionary Represents the oligarchs, its donors and the donor class, Often “corrupt” to the extent that the word has meaning in the US |
may have the perfect political statement.
Unwittingly.
“I support my members when they run for re-election and when they run for other office,”https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/08/24/nancy-pelosi-endorsement...
Please finish drinking, swallowing, or inhaling fellow swamper et. al., Your beloved medical analyst has analyzed one Bernard Sanders, 78 y.o., married, caucasoid Ashkenzai life-long politician, Vermonter and dependent-independent.
From down under, comes somebody that has a modestly full understanding of the current political atmosphere up here in benevolent land.
I know some here may not like the leangth of this but quoting will not do.
Go to her site for the full monty.
The Belief That Everything Will Be Fine Once Trump’s Gone Is More Dangerous Than Trump
