Tag: American Exceptionalism
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A Culture Of Greed
America is a great human idea locked in a boss battle with the worst human instincts. A truly free society where everyone has an equal shot at happiness vs a culture of greed. That’s the battleground. We’ve always been a lab experiment of a country. On the one hand, we’re a great idea. On the…
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Republicans PUT Democracy On The Ballot
Sometimes, elections aren’t about what you think they’re about. We know damned well what Election 2022 is about – “Democracy: Do Or Die”. While that’s not literally on the ballot, it might as well be. The thing is, “Democracy: Do Or Die” didn’t premier in this election. It’s played in American elections since 2016 –…
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Americans Must Choose Between A Renaissance And A Retreat
Insert fork-in-the-road analogy here. Whatever that analogy is, it was inevitable. The last time we stood here, we opted for the “Civil War” path. We all know how that turned out. It was bloody and brutal and catastrophic. While it formally ended slavery – a very good thing – it didn’t actually end slavery; it…
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A Better America Versus A Bitter America
America has arrived at the fork in its road. This fork has always been here. Hell, it’s been waiting for us. In one direction lies the future. Though uncertain, it’s brimming with boundless promise for the most amount of people. In the other lies the past. The past was very good for some but downright…
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Democracy Is “Use It Or Lose It”
Winston Churchill famously said “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried”. He said that after being voted out of office at the end of World War Two. Despite his cynicism (born of losing an election), he was right. Democracy is damned hard to pull off.…
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The Big Lie Is An Act Of War
Even if it wasn’t an actual “on the books” crime, what Donald Trump and the Republican Party are doing to America feels criminal and that the fact that there aren’t already laws making what’s happening illegal is because it’s so monstrous, no one imagined Americans of any stripe would be capable of doing such a…
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No, You CAN’T Run Government Like A Business Because They’re Two DIFFERENT Things
Thinking you can run a democratic government like a business is as silly as thinking you can run a mortuary like a birthing business. They exist on opposite ends of a spectrum. The mortuary and birthing business may both be for-profit businesses that require extra sensitivity in their workforces, but aside from that, no matter…
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In America, Justice Is Surrounded By A White Wall
The great comedian and social commentator Dick Gregory had a great line about finding “justice” in American prisons. “That’s what you’ll find,” Gregory continued, musing on the word: “Just us.” How much American law, I wonder, has been written by white men with the sole purpose of over-empowering themselves while under-empowering or completely disempowering everyone…