Horrific stuff, and truly the end of American democracy should he squeeze through the electoral college.
College protestors please take note… in addition to having your hearts in the right places with innocent lives being lost, there is plenty of outrageous cruelty in the works right here in the U.S. We haven’t seen anything yet, but we can prevent the worst with your help.
Horrific stuff, and truly the end of American democracy should he squeeze through the electoral college.
College protestors please take note… in addition to having your hearts in the right places with innocent lives being lost, there is plenty of outrageous cruelty in the works right here in the U.S. We haven’t seen anything yet, but we can prevent the worst with your help.
Ryan, if you live in TX or AZ and you need an abortion or assistance with a miscarriage, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Or if you’re an asylum seeker who arrived during the trump administration, and your child was taken away from you upon arrival, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Or if you have a loved one who died during covid due to lack of protections because of the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Not that the POT cares, but ALL of the states with virtually total abortion bans, have lost 20% or more of their OB/GYNS. (Sorry, I don't have the link).
After the Idaho SCOTUS case, MSNBC reported that 50% of the OB/GYNs that handle high risk pregnancies have left the state or retired. And 22% of all OB/GYNs in Idaho have done the same.
Women's health means nothing to the Party of Trump.
The "Like" button is fraught. It does feel weird to Like some comments that are about Unlikable things. I'm "liking" Gary Loft's comment because he made an important point, and it's a good, informative reminder. (He made a good point about a bad thing.)
I normally see at least two dimensions of a post: the subject matter; and the way the writer discusses the subject matter. The subject matter is what it is, and there is usually not much we can do about it. What the person says about the subject is what is most interesting. It feels odd to "like" a carefully worded description about genocide, for example.
Ruthie, I would add if you fell into homelessness or had a mental illness you would also know and have seen for decades some terrible things about how we treat "the other" in our current "enlightened" society, even with the good presidents.
Ruthie, please send your letter to a national newspaper, the White House and everyone you know. I have long thought that the friends and relatives of the over one million who died of Covid plus friends and relatives of hospital worker eye witnesses would swing the election away from the manchild who made it political. You and John M have reminded me of even more horrors.
If these same kids fail to show up for Biden and allow Trump to destroy our country, they are well intentioned losers! Death toll in Gaza under 40,000 (including Hamas)-protests. Death toll in America, calculating avoidable Covid deaths caused by Trump's policies while in office, over 400,000-silence. Efficacy of divestment protests, virtually none! https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-divestment-doesnt-hurt-dirty-companies
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
And why didn't the protesters show up to support Ukraine? Way more women and children have died in Ukraine than Gaza.
Putin has several hundred thousand Russians as well as dozens of his detractors. Trump calls Putin brilliant. He is a psychotic killer. No life other than his own is worth saving to Putin and Trump feels EXACTLY the same.
Gary, you exactly identified the issue! Almost no one in America wants an authoritarian. What people want is someone who will do as THEY the voter wish and be authoritarian to those with whom they disagree. E.g. Would Biden gain or lose votes if he said ' I will be a dictator from day one. I will make it illegal to sell ICE cars within 5 years (like china did), illegal to burn coal within 5 years. I will round up extremist MAGAs and prosecute them. I will issue an executive order than big corporations that pollute eggiously or rip off the public, the CEO will go to jail. I will immediately arrest the CEOs of big oil companies for denying climate change and gouging the public. All MAGA judges like Aileen Cannon, Clarence Thomas, Alito will be impeached. Verdict? How much support does a progressive dictator lose from progressives? Our constitution provides that 'no one gets what they want, but they get what they need'. MAGAs are piggies who refuse to share.
Nahh Jeri, I think even the MSM has begun to see the value, if not the wisdom, of beginning to call the MAGAts on their fantasy world. I would offer the Time article leading off HCR's column as evidence of this gradual movement back to fact-based reporting along with several sources trying to alarm us by getting into the weeds of the 2025 plan.
With total Presidential immunity, impeachment is unnecessary.
Biden could remove the six SCOTUS Republicans without the troublesome impeachment process if SCOTUS rules the President has immunity from all laws when he is acting in an official capacity.
I think the point here is that if SCOTUS declares that the President has immunity, then the law of the land no longer applies to the President. It's like the old joke in chemistry class, about the main problem with a "universal solvent" -- even if you could create such a thing, there would be no way to contain it. If the President can enjoy legal immunity, there would be only one way to contain him/her.
Biden and the Left are not advocating any of the hypotheticals you outlined above, whereas DT and the MAGAs really do have plans to gut our civil service, ham-string our independent judiciary, and create a system of concentration camps larger than that of NAZI Germany. Both-sides-ism, even hypothetical both-sides-ism, just doesn't cut the intellectual mustard, and is a waste of time.
As bad as the Gaza thing is, you are correct…the outrage and issue on the campus’ needs to be about Trumps bid to lead this country.. Gaza will be a garden party if Trump prevails in America..
The college protestors really piss me off. If they were protesting Netanyahu, I would join them. They are supporting Hamas, likely with agitators from God-knows where and turning it into “bash Joe” rallies. Look beyond your nose, young people. Chump will love Bibi and you will have helped him.
SCOTUS should never have touched the immunity case of Presidents. Of course, they did it to delay the two Federal cases against Trump, but the consequence could be that they become irrelevant if Trump decides to ignore their decisions as well as the states.
Ryan, true, college protestors should take note of what is going on right here as well. The overall problem is, IMO, systemic: we haven't and we aren't doing the job of teaching critical thinking skills in our schools, junior high through college, and our courses on history and government need to be rewritten, in part, to compare and contrast the democratic process vs. the autocratic rule. I would venture to say that those who support Trump and the MAGA/KKK plan are ignorant of the likely consequences, in terms of their individual rights and what happens to them economically.
Not all the way. Project 2025 goal is to privatize education, suffering the Department of Education. Homeschool for the poor. Elite schools for the wealthy. Buhbye quality education for the middle class. Buhbye equality. The divide grows.
Horrific stuff, and truly the end of American democracy should he squeeze through the electoral college.
College protestors please take note… in addition to having your hearts in the right places with innocent lives being lost, there is plenty of outrageous cruelty in the works right here in the U.S. We haven’t seen anything yet, but we can prevent the worst with your help.
Ryan, if you live in TX or AZ and you need an abortion or assistance with a miscarriage, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Or if you’re an asylum seeker who arrived during the trump administration, and your child was taken away from you upon arrival, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Or if you have a loved one who died during covid due to lack of protections because of the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation, you’ve already seen some terrible things.
Not that the POT cares, but ALL of the states with virtually total abortion bans, have lost 20% or more of their OB/GYNS. (Sorry, I don't have the link).
After the Idaho SCOTUS case, MSNBC reported that 50% of the OB/GYNs that handle high risk pregnancies have left the state or retired. And 22% of all OB/GYNs in Idaho have done the same.
Women's health means nothing to the Party of Trump.
I cannot "like" this post. It illustrates the war against women, especially independent women who get pregnant.
The "Like" button is fraught. It does feel weird to Like some comments that are about Unlikable things. I'm "liking" Gary Loft's comment because he made an important point, and it's a good, informative reminder. (He made a good point about a bad thing.)
Ruthie, most of the time I'm able to get there, but not with this one, for some reason.
I normally see at least two dimensions of a post: the subject matter; and the way the writer discusses the subject matter. The subject matter is what it is, and there is usually not much we can do about it. What the person says about the subject is what is most interesting. It feels odd to "like" a carefully worded description about genocide, for example.
Ruthie, I would add if you fell into homelessness or had a mental illness you would also know and have seen for decades some terrible things about how we treat "the other" in our current "enlightened" society, even with the good presidents.
Ruthie, please send your letter to a national newspaper, the White House and everyone you know. I have long thought that the friends and relatives of the over one million who died of Covid plus friends and relatives of hospital worker eye witnesses would swing the election away from the manchild who made it political. You and John M have reminded me of even more horrors.
Actually, I'm quite sure Ryan was saying "This is terrible enough, but we ain't seen nothing yet." And he's right.
If these same kids fail to show up for Biden and allow Trump to destroy our country, they are well intentioned losers! Death toll in Gaza under 40,000 (including Hamas)-protests. Death toll in America, calculating avoidable Covid deaths caused by Trump's policies while in office, over 400,000-silence. Efficacy of divestment protests, virtually none! https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-divestment-doesnt-hurt-dirty-companies
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Winston Churchill
And why didn't the protesters show up to support Ukraine? Way more women and children have died in Ukraine than Gaza.
Putin has several hundred thousand Russians as well as dozens of his detractors. Trump calls Putin brilliant. He is a psychotic killer. No life other than his own is worth saving to Putin and Trump feels EXACTLY the same.
"The best argument against authoritarianism is meeting an average politician."
- Anonymous
Gary, you exactly identified the issue! Almost no one in America wants an authoritarian. What people want is someone who will do as THEY the voter wish and be authoritarian to those with whom they disagree. E.g. Would Biden gain or lose votes if he said ' I will be a dictator from day one. I will make it illegal to sell ICE cars within 5 years (like china did), illegal to burn coal within 5 years. I will round up extremist MAGAs and prosecute them. I will issue an executive order than big corporations that pollute eggiously or rip off the public, the CEO will go to jail. I will immediately arrest the CEOs of big oil companies for denying climate change and gouging the public. All MAGA judges like Aileen Cannon, Clarence Thomas, Alito will be impeached. Verdict? How much support does a progressive dictator lose from progressives? Our constitution provides that 'no one gets what they want, but they get what they need'. MAGAs are piggies who refuse to share.
But MAGAts are driving the narrative with the carnival barker leading the parade. MSM just reports both sides with zip investigation of facts
Nahh Jeri, I think even the MSM has begun to see the value, if not the wisdom, of beginning to call the MAGAts on their fantasy world. I would offer the Time article leading off HCR's column as evidence of this gradual movement back to fact-based reporting along with several sources trying to alarm us by getting into the weeds of the 2025 plan.
Too little, too late, JohnM.
Not enough to be noticeable.
I’ll dream and hope but the train has been zooming along while the MSM has been the pony express.
With total Presidential immunity, impeachment is unnecessary.
Biden could remove the six SCOTUS Republicans without the troublesome impeachment process if SCOTUS rules the President has immunity from all laws when he is acting in an official capacity.
I really don't think that the MAGAts have thought that part through.
Could he?? Or is impeachment the only vehicle to remove a Supreme Court Justice??
I think the point here is that if SCOTUS declares that the President has immunity, then the law of the land no longer applies to the President. It's like the old joke in chemistry class, about the main problem with a "universal solvent" -- even if you could create such a thing, there would be no way to contain it. If the President can enjoy legal immunity, there would be only one way to contain him/her.
Biden and the Left are not advocating any of the hypotheticals you outlined above, whereas DT and the MAGAs really do have plans to gut our civil service, ham-string our independent judiciary, and create a system of concentration camps larger than that of NAZI Germany. Both-sides-ism, even hypothetical both-sides-ism, just doesn't cut the intellectual mustard, and is a waste of time.
Thanks for the link, 100P. Very good information about divestment.
I think Lenin reached the same conclusion.
Where’s the outrage for Ukraine?
Where’s the outrage for Ukrainian?
He knew us, sad to say.
I'm uncomfortable with the level of kid-blaming. I've been reading that 44% of protesters arrested aren't even students.
As bad as the Gaza thing is, you are correct…the outrage and issue on the campus’ needs to be about Trumps bid to lead this country.. Gaza will be a garden party if Trump prevails in America..
The college protestors really piss me off. If they were protesting Netanyahu, I would join them. They are supporting Hamas, likely with agitators from God-knows where and turning it into “bash Joe” rallies. Look beyond your nose, young people. Chump will love Bibi and you will have helped him.
From the limited exposure I have had to them I think that many college-educated young people are painfully aware of the extant cruelty in the US.
Not where I am
SCOTUS should never have touched the immunity case of Presidents. Of course, they did it to delay the two Federal cases against Trump, but the consequence could be that they become irrelevant if Trump decides to ignore their decisions as well as the states.
Ryan, true, college protestors should take note of what is going on right here as well. The overall problem is, IMO, systemic: we haven't and we aren't doing the job of teaching critical thinking skills in our schools, junior high through college, and our courses on history and government need to be rewritten, in part, to compare and contrast the democratic process vs. the autocratic rule. I would venture to say that those who support Trump and the MAGA/KKK plan are ignorant of the likely consequences, in terms of their individual rights and what happens to them economically.
The repubs have realized their goals for “education.”
Not all the way. Project 2025 goal is to privatize education, suffering the Department of Education. Homeschool for the poor. Elite schools for the wealthy. Buhbye quality education for the middle class. Buhbye equality. The divide grows.
Dr. Ryan, you are absolutely right. If these protesters refuse to vote for Biden, things will get much, much worse.
So important for these students to understand. But they are blocking out everything, that is scary too.