I so appreciate your views and analysis on various topics.
But the reality that you Conservatives are now imbibing is the reality that Left-of-Centerists (called Communists and Marxists by your fellow travelers) have seen for decades.
We have seen the reality of MAGAts (named in different ways i.e. Tea Partyists --- amazingly came to be during a black presidency) as the racist, misogynistic, homophobic, ignorant, self-described victims.
Pure whites constitute 63% of the population...add multi-ethnics leaning toward white brings it to 72%
How can almost 3/4ths of the population be put upon and consider themselves victims???
It's because that your late 20th-century Republican Party stoked the ignorance of those people purposefully kept ignorant.
It's becuase your Republican Party, parlor-gamed Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" as an answer for dealing with drug issues (while her kids and other wealthy elites imbibed).
It's because your Republican Party talked about being citizens being "rised-up" with programs that tended to serve me and my cohorts in white suburban America.
Me...a white male suburban, college graduate, who made bank in the institutional investment world based on being part of the white, male, suburban, college graduate...
...who invariably voted against that caste because of having three immigrant grandparents.
I lived their reality, not only mine with opportunities.
Congratulations on 10 years of Sanity! Hoping it won't take another 10 years to restore sanity to others, but at least you are keeping us sane ones sane. Keep up the great work!.
Watching the Donald fumbling around with his papers, mouth and attitude at G7 must have been funnier than watching the recap of the day on Jon Stewart’s Daily show.
This is what we’re dealing with on the world stage… Trump is simply out of his league with those heavy hitters, and Rubio so incompetent. No wonder they fled the G7! Buh-buyyeee!
This is an absolutely precise description of the last depressing decade. In addition to fighting for our democracy, I would like some serious and broad based discussion about how we create something more stable after Trump fails. I heard you on a podcast, Charlie, express how conservatives had warned liberals of the dangers of big government, which I grasp better now. But we need to combine that awareness with a recognition of the dangers with government's reliance on big corporations and big tech. We're seeing clearly now how some of the libertarian billionaires are now openly rejecting democracy. We've put too much power and faith in the profit-driven private sector so that people like Musk and Thiel can blackmail the U.S. government because their companies are providing essential services and have access to incredibly sensitive data. We've seem time and again that corporations abandon patriotism when the nation faces crises--such as the covid pandemic--and while most citizens suffer, they maximize profit. How do we take the blinders off to see the multiple dangers when anything gets too big and recognize that too much power that goes unchecked almost always ends up in abuse of power?
Would anyone have thought we would have ICE as the Brown Shirts of America, where any 15 yo can walk around with a murderous assault weapon slung around his neck like a fashion accessory?
It’s not “upside down” Charlie - I think you have to confront the fact that most Americans agree with all this shit. That is, most Americans wish they could get some of that. Americans are just not very good people and the rest of us have slowly realized it.
The flip-flop on farm workers has proven what I've suspected. POS ain't the one in charge. Miller and his ilk are.
You have never known it so good. Getting rid of Minorities & Tax cuts. Like a pig in shit
Just pointing this out
When talking about Iran and the threats that Donald Trump is making directly to the leader of Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu was very much involved in creating the message of “ weapons of mass destruction” that led the United States to invade Iraq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHzSr52fZLQ
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/user-clip-netanyahu-says-no-question-saddam-working-on-nuclear-weapons/4927483
Good looking pups.
Trump has exploited what Republicans have been building since Reagan and FOX news. Republicans don’t get a pass.
Charlie,
I so appreciate your views and analysis on various topics.
But the reality that you Conservatives are now imbibing is the reality that Left-of-Centerists (called Communists and Marxists by your fellow travelers) have seen for decades.
We have seen the reality of MAGAts (named in different ways i.e. Tea Partyists --- amazingly came to be during a black presidency) as the racist, misogynistic, homophobic, ignorant, self-described victims.
Pure whites constitute 63% of the population...add multi-ethnics leaning toward white brings it to 72%
How can almost 3/4ths of the population be put upon and consider themselves victims???
It's because that your late 20th-century Republican Party stoked the ignorance of those people purposefully kept ignorant.
It's becuase your Republican Party, parlor-gamed Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" as an answer for dealing with drug issues (while her kids and other wealthy elites imbibed).
It's because your Republican Party talked about being citizens being "rised-up" with programs that tended to serve me and my cohorts in white suburban America.
Me...a white male suburban, college graduate, who made bank in the institutional investment world based on being part of the white, male, suburban, college graduate...
...who invariably voted against that caste because of having three immigrant grandparents.
I lived their reality, not only mine with opportunities.
That walk in the woods led to one of your best.
Hear, hear
Congratulations on 10 years of Sanity! Hoping it won't take another 10 years to restore sanity to others, but at least you are keeping us sane ones sane. Keep up the great work!.
Ugh that’s 10 years too many
That’s way too long for the country to put up with his bullshit
Watching the Donald fumbling around with his papers, mouth and attitude at G7 must have been funnier than watching the recap of the day on Jon Stewart’s Daily show.
This is what we’re dealing with on the world stage… Trump is simply out of his league with those heavy hitters, and Rubio so incompetent. No wonder they fled the G7! Buh-buyyeee!
But not before dinner was served.
This is an absolutely precise description of the last depressing decade. In addition to fighting for our democracy, I would like some serious and broad based discussion about how we create something more stable after Trump fails. I heard you on a podcast, Charlie, express how conservatives had warned liberals of the dangers of big government, which I grasp better now. But we need to combine that awareness with a recognition of the dangers with government's reliance on big corporations and big tech. We're seeing clearly now how some of the libertarian billionaires are now openly rejecting democracy. We've put too much power and faith in the profit-driven private sector so that people like Musk and Thiel can blackmail the U.S. government because their companies are providing essential services and have access to incredibly sensitive data. We've seem time and again that corporations abandon patriotism when the nation faces crises--such as the covid pandemic--and while most citizens suffer, they maximize profit. How do we take the blinders off to see the multiple dangers when anything gets too big and recognize that too much power that goes unchecked almost always ends up in abuse of power?
Would anyone have thought we would have ICE as the Brown Shirts of America, where any 15 yo can walk around with a murderous assault weapon slung around his neck like a fashion accessory?
Republicans have deemed the expression
“ANTIFA” as a bad thing using it for everything blaming everything this term that they have bastardized
It means anti-fascism
Shouldn’t all Americans be anti-fascism ????!
It’s not “upside down” Charlie - I think you have to confront the fact that most Americans agree with all this shit. That is, most Americans wish they could get some of that. Americans are just not very good people and the rest of us have slowly realized it.