US Politics

December 6, 2021

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Approaching ‘pitchfork time’

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I am reading ‘Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist’ by Kate Raworth1,2, and not knowing much about economics, it has been a revelation to me. Every…

The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Their newspapers and propaganda carefully cultivate every fissure of disunity .…They claim to be super-patriots, but they would destroy every liberty guaranteed by the Constitution. They demand free enterprise, but are the spokesmen for monopoly and vested interest. Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.

Henry A. Wallace

November 16, 2021

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Laughably gullible QAnons

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On the news, you may have seen crowds gathered in Dallas, Texas, in the USA. They were there because the ‘Q’ social media account told them to be there. At its…

[It] never ceases to amaze me that there exist people who believe that global warming is a hoax, the acidification of the oceans no big deal, COVID a flu ... and that the real menace to humanity is somewhat faster cellphone connections.

David Frum

September 19, 2021

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Real journalism

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As everyone knows, the Morrison government has now signed an agreement to have an agreement to think about designing a submarine which will contain a nuclear propulsion unit provided by…

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.

Thomas Jefferson

July 3, 2021

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I see in the near future a crisis approaching. It unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country …the Money Power of the country will endeavour to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

Abraham Lincoln

June 6, 2021

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"I'm going to be reinstated as president and become Speaker of the House" is all the proof you need that the family of raccoons living inside Donald Trump's head have completely chewed through the wires.

Jeff Tiedrich

June 1, 2021

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An ex-conservative friend of mine told me a story about a conversation she had with someone who remained much more active in the conservative movement. The active conservative had raged about “liberal elites” until finally my friend could stand it no longer: “You went to law school. Why aren’t you an elite?” The active conservative paused, reflected, and then answered, “Well, what do you want me to call the people I hate?”

David Frum

May 9, 2021

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When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.

Edward Snowden