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“The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen … I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.” Thomas Jefferson http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/letters-of-thomas-jefferson/jefl246.php “If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the … Read more
Some definitions from the dictionary conservative |kənˈsərvətiv; -vəˌtiv| adjective holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation noun a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [aiming to preserve] ): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat-‘conserved,’ from the … Read more
On Thursday white supremacist in chief Donald Trump annoucned that he would be announcing tariffs on steel and aluminum sometime soon. One of the many swamp creatures Donald Trump invited into the White House was billionaire investor Carl Icahn—who became Trump’s “special adviser on regulatory matters” at the beginning of Trump’s term in office. For Icahn that … Read more
So you go out for dinner with a wealthy acquaintance. “I’ll take care of everything,” he says, and orders you a hamburger. Then he orders himself an expensive steak and a bottle of wine, which he doesn’t share. And when the waiter comes with the check, he points at you and says, “Charge it to … Read more
“Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it” Voltaire When the faithful of any faith win, the doors are open to horrors ranging from Muslims killing Christians in Gojra, women being whipped for wearing trousers in Sudan, Sunnis blowing up dozens of Shias in Iraq, oppressive theocracies, reactionary social policies, … Read more
The Russians simply applied the techniques they’d already been using on their own citizens to the 2016 American presidential campaign, taking full advantage of the fact that no one would be able—at least until after the fact—to track their meddling due to the sheer inundation of postings targeted to specific pro-Trump voters. And America did … Read more
“Here, President Trump defined ‘fake news’ the way Joseph Stalin defined ‘enemies of the people’: if they offer a slightest objection to his rule they must be wrong,” Kruscheva told the Washington Examiner. “And they must be silenced.” Nina Kruscheva, an international affairs professor at New York’s The New School and granddaughter of Soviet leader … Read more
Between slow-walking military aid to the island, viciously attacking the mayor of San Juan, throwing paper towels at people with no water and power, and repeatedly refusing to allow foreign ships to enter Puerto Rican ports with supplies, he is whining about how ungrateful Puerto Ricans are and that FEMA cannot stay “forever.” Trump is … Read more
“The time for whispered criticisms and quiet snickering is over,” Gerson writes. “The time for panic and decision is upon us. It is no longer possible to safely ignore the leaked cries for help coming from within the administration,They reveal a president raging against enemies, obsessed by slights, deeply uninformed and incurious, unable to focus, … Read more
Are you tired of all the winning yet? Trump is exhibiting the traits of “dictatorial leaders throughout history and in illiberal societies throughout the world.” “He is showing clear signs of an authoritarian leader, most notably by blurring the national and the personal, considering critique of him critique of the country, and clearly considers dissent as … Read more