Nov 8, 2016 - The lesser of two evils?
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The trouble with being the "resistance", a Democrat resisting Trump or Fatah under Arafat resisting Israel) particularly if it is your sole adult identity, is that who you are becomes dependent on the existence in power of what you are resisting. Being for something is harder and much more detailed and nuanced. Not as good for slogans, better for living. It suggests accountability and consequences. I am for the Keystone XL pipeline but not in its original route which imperils the main water supply of the entire state of Nebraska. I am for teacher accountability but not based on common core. My approach is baseline up, and yes there are teachers who are better with gifted students and others who are better with students who struggle. Making things work is hard. Complaining about things not working is easy.
Absolutely correct. I work for an organization that is supposed to be the bastion of human rights, tolerance, inclusion and so on. But what I read (my fault I should not be on social media any longer but got on to read post election commentary) from what I thought was people with human decency, is unthinkable. My colleagues are endowed with elite education, coming from elite civil service background, and have turned fascist in my opinion. So while I hold a mirror up to them often, it has no effect, rather it further fuels their hatred. And they are openly hoping some "deplorable" die, and the other day that Tom Brady would suffer a serious injury because he is friends with Trump. Seems there is some sense of relief for me in that the left project got temporarily derailed. Welcome to a brave new world.
You have accused me of polemics: I reject that characterization of my politics and anyway to the extent its true consider it a badge of honor. But the most dishonest characterization in politics is the libel of the right - the true right - as fascist and especially in the name of Eric Blair. He had contempt for the left and spent his life in polemicizing against it. Fascism is the policy of the left. You cannot convince me otherwise,
Not in the least will I. Eric Blair truly described himself as a Tory "Anarchist". An anarchist in the sense that believes in minimal government intervention. The profound message of 1984 was f**k the left/liberals, a message not often picked up. In the world of Oceania, 85% of the population is labelled the proles - the worthless animals and compare it to the inequality data today; 14.9 percent of the population was the outer party members; and .1 percent of the population was the inner party members. Big brother was not created for the proles - they were fed drugs, alcohol, pornography, etc etc. Propaganda was developed for the government machinery - the outer party members, who had to buy into the system so much so that no thought outside it existed - thought crime does not entail death, thought crime is death. What I meant by polemics was the measurement of inequality.
Monte I agree and I know that supporting the president (whoever it may be) is the right, mature approach. I have previously always taken that high road. For me, this individual is different. While you will not find me at any protest or rally, I am awfully pessimistic about this president. Hope I am wrong.
Fascism definition as found in Webster's Dictionary below. Not trying to make a point.......just posting so we're all working from a common definition.
Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
Perfect example is today.Betsy DeVos tried entering a public school. Protestors wouldn't let her. If you were so actually interested in the kids well being and think Betsy isn't suitable don't you think you would let her into the school or even encourage it to see the other side ?
Focking disgrace
Focking disgrace
I'm glad you voted for Trump
I'm not going to post it publicly but if you want to embarrass your friend who sent you this shoot me a pm and I will send you a list of things of why the fiduciary rule is complete nonsense and will accomplish nothing and actually make things worse. Perfect example of politicians meddling something they literally have no clue about and not even trying to understand or develop a real solution. And I'm pretty sure your friend sent you a chain email
Dodd Frank I don't really care as much about but it's not getting repealed anyway 0% chance of that happening. Maybe some things get less regulated but that doesn't really have as much to do with me
The Betsy Devos appointment is a joke. Another example of appointing an individual to head a department that he/she wants to dismantle. Why doesn't he cut to the chase and sign an executive order to dismantle it?
In any event, I agree with you. At this point the most productive approach is to let her into schools and take your best shot at educating her (pun intended) on public education. By the way, I support school choice as long as non-public options are regulated and measured in the same way public school are (too much to ask?).
The good news is that I pulled up the video of Devos trying to enter the school. It looked like a very small group of moron protesters who didn't work at the school.
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DeVos already has her mind made up and won't be changing as a result of a for-show school visit. That said, trying to block her from the visit is ridiculous.
I am a big fan of watching legislators fleeing their own town hall meetings because they don't have any real answers for angry mobs concerned over loss of health care, though.
I am a big fan of watching legislators fleeing their own town hall meetings because they don't have any real answers for angry mobs concerned over loss of health care, though.
"educating her (pun intended) on public education"; because we could all learn something from the quality of D.C. public education. The truth is Democrats almost exclusively in charge of urban areas have been stealing education money for decades and leaving generations of children uneducated and dependent.
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