A good friend who is in the same age range as I says we are in the “departure lounge.” While that is a bit depressing it is also invigorates me to resist Speaker McTrump and his anti-democratic gang! Born and raised in CT and having lived the last few winters in S.C. I realize how fortunate I am to call CT my home. My newly elected Congressman here is a Trump foot soldier who ousted the incumbent who was mortally wounded by voting to impeach 45. Congressman Fry along with Senator Limpseed Graham offer NOTHING for their constituents for improving the widespread poverty, limited access to health care, solid job opportunities, etc. Contrast them to Connecticut’s distinguished and accomplished delegation and you will see why I do LOVE my home state!
It's enough to make you wish that US people had better memories and weren't so dumb, isn't it?
Except I don't *believe* that people are so dumb! (The memory thing unfortunately I have no doubt about.) Which leaves it as beleaguered, lazy, or mean for at least some of it.
I’d like to add ignorance. Our real history is out there and it’s not that difficult to find. I suppose intellectual laziness contributed to that so never mind.
Damn thing is that conservatives seem to have coopted Knowledge of History, rather akin to all those anti-taxers "doing the research."
Hey, I'll add Being the Smart Ones with the Right (Pat) Answers. Which is usually only possible, even cosmetically, if you keep things at the slogan level.
They are. Are you watching the nonsensical bullshit around gas stoves? A false narrative gets spun, white disappointments fake outrage, and we’ve derailed all over again.
It's incredible how many falsehoods are being spun and spread. (MGT's "total news blackout" of the riots in Brazil, anyone?) I'm very encouraged by New Jersey's recent law requiring K-12 media literacy education. (Let's get cracking, Connecticut!) But is it too little too late?
I read The 1619 Project last year on my own and just started a reread for a book club, and I'm constantly struck by the direct line from colonial America through the Revolution, to the Civil War, to today. We are still fighting the Civil War, although not at the same scale, to decide whether we are capable of being a multi-racial, multi-cultural democracy. People like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Stacey Abrams keep hope alive in me and keep me from falling into despair. Except for one grandparent, my people have been here for only about 100 years, whereas theirs have been here since long before the Founding Fathers, and no one believes in democracy more than Black Americans.
Right now the republican fog machine is winning the political war. I’m guessing the majority of Americans (who prefer reality television over reality) are figuring “everybody does it”. Special counsels Smith and Trump appointed US attorney Hur need to act quickly and report their findings. My guess is Smith recommends indictments and Hur determines sloppiness but no criminal intent. There’s no guarantee that that will derail the authoritarian cult but it may move those who, for some unfathomable reason, have not made up their mind.
A good friend who is in the same age range as I says we are in the “departure lounge.” While that is a bit depressing it is also invigorates me to resist Speaker McTrump and his anti-democratic gang! Born and raised in CT and having lived the last few winters in S.C. I realize how fortunate I am to call CT my home. My newly elected Congressman here is a Trump foot soldier who ousted the incumbent who was mortally wounded by voting to impeach 45. Congressman Fry along with Senator Limpseed Graham offer NOTHING for their constituents for improving the widespread poverty, limited access to health care, solid job opportunities, etc. Contrast them to Connecticut’s distinguished and accomplished delegation and you will see why I do LOVE my home state!
It’s a beautiful home state.
Amen
It's enough to make you wish that US people had better memories and weren't so dumb, isn't it?
Except I don't *believe* that people are so dumb! (The memory thing unfortunately I have no doubt about.) Which leaves it as beleaguered, lazy, or mean for at least some of it.
I’d like to add ignorance. Our real history is out there and it’s not that difficult to find. I suppose intellectual laziness contributed to that so never mind.
No, that comes separately.
Damn thing is that conservatives seem to have coopted Knowledge of History, rather akin to all those anti-taxers "doing the research."
Hey, I'll add Being the Smart Ones with the Right (Pat) Answers. Which is usually only possible, even cosmetically, if you keep things at the slogan level.
True. And if you type fast enough, Google has All The Answers You Need to Bolster Your Own Ideas.
*low groans*
Life if you think everything is a [one simple] fact.
Spot-on. I fear, however, that enough Americans are buying this narrative to give it enough fuel to seriously damage our democracy. Scary times.
They are. Are you watching the nonsensical bullshit around gas stoves? A false narrative gets spun, white disappointments fake outrage, and we’ve derailed all over again.
It's incredible how many falsehoods are being spun and spread. (MGT's "total news blackout" of the riots in Brazil, anyone?) I'm very encouraged by New Jersey's recent law requiring K-12 media literacy education. (Let's get cracking, Connecticut!) But is it too little too late?
It's a start, isn't it?
Yes. And I like it.
I read The 1619 Project last year on my own and just started a reread for a book club, and I'm constantly struck by the direct line from colonial America through the Revolution, to the Civil War, to today. We are still fighting the Civil War, although not at the same scale, to decide whether we are capable of being a multi-racial, multi-cultural democracy. People like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Stacey Abrams keep hope alive in me and keep me from falling into despair. Except for one grandparent, my people have been here for only about 100 years, whereas theirs have been here since long before the Founding Fathers, and no one believes in democracy more than Black Americans.
For some people, the Civil War never ended. It just changed battlefields.
Right now the republican fog machine is winning the political war. I’m guessing the majority of Americans (who prefer reality television over reality) are figuring “everybody does it”. Special counsels Smith and Trump appointed US attorney Hur need to act quickly and report their findings. My guess is Smith recommends indictments and Hur determines sloppiness but no criminal intent. There’s no guarantee that that will derail the authoritarian cult but it may move those who, for some unfathomable reason, have not made up their mind.
The fog of war obscures all kinds of stupid stuff that we really should be paying attention to.
It’s akin to the flop in basketball.
Well, we'll get some more nudie Hunter Biden shots, I imagine, but yeah. Other than that? Zip.