Category: Republicanism
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Not Everyone Has A Sense Of Humor
What is this thing we call “a sense of humor“? Is it just the capacity to laugh? Not all laughter comes from comedy. Or from things most of us would consider “funny”. Bullies laugh all the time but bullies never laugh with people, they always laugh at people. There’s a difference. Take Donald Trump, for…
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Fascism Is Just Another European Pathogen
European culture and military superiority didn’t conquer the Americas, European pathogens did. By the time European colonists had landed enough armed men to do actual battle with anyone, European germs had reduced the native population by as much as 90%! Armed Europeans may have thought they and their culture were superior but their superiority was…
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Voting With Our Dollars
Supermarkets and ballots have a lot in common. So do buyers and voters. When we choose between Coke and Pepsi, we’re voting between them. That’s how Coke and Pepsi see it. That’s one of the reasons both Coke and Pepsi spend a literal fortune on advertising (despite the fact that everyone on the planet already…
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The Republican Bench
“One could pick something more valuable from one’s nose than from that collection of political talent.”
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Mediocrity Kills
Without average people, exceptional people would stop being exceptional. If most of the world wasn’t so average, there’d be no average. Averages rely on most people and events falling within certain – average – parameters. Or, seen another way, averages are the sum total of people being average. But even average people can excel despite…
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A Third Of Americans Are Hardcore Royalists And Always Have Been
One of our common misconceptions about how America started is that everyone living here wanted to revolt against the British. It ain’t so. “At no time did more than 45 percent of colonists support the war, and at least a third of colonists fought for the British.” That third of us never wanted to be…
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Republican Kabuki: An Appreciation
On the one hand, the entire Republican Party is utterly full of shit. But, on the other, aren’t all actors? The GOP bailed on governing eons ago. It’s just not their thing. A sizeable chunk of the Trumpian base – the white supremacist core – only ever liked democracy when only they took part in…
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The Opposite Of “Woke” Is “Asleep”
It’s strange how certain words trigger the right wing mind. To be fair, certain words can trigger the left wing mind, too. Words that assault people and marginalize them. The word “woke” makes right wingers apoplectic. Somehow those four letters terrify the right wing mind like nothing else. Ironically, right wingers spend their days dreaming…
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America + Guns = Magical Thinking
Stone cold fact: a significant chunk of America really and truly thinks that having more guns around makes everyone (and America) safer. Never mind that every scrap of data screams the exact opposite. People compelled to own guns don’t care about statistics. Even “responsible gun owners” increase the chances that something bad will happen inside…