Social media is a filthy, stinking cesspool. If you spend any time on the big social media sites you will read shocking things, especially when the topic is controversial. Obscenities and insults are the rule. Worthwhile discussion has vanished. Rumors, fake news, and bald-faced lies abound.
American Ideals and Values
Integrity Is For Losers, Political Office for Winners
America hates losers. Our reputation comes from winning. We give consolation prizes for second best. Cities even throw parades for losing sports teams, but deep down we know what these things are: celebrations of shame. Whether or not the good fight was fought with integrity, a loss makes you a loser.
Future of Conservatism? To Rule in Congressional Hell
What happened to the future of conservatism? Republicans killed it. Democrats were more than willing to assist. After years of blaming Barack Obama for everything from moral transgressions in his health care bill to handing a nuclear weapon to Iran, the right blew it again and we did it in the worst way imaginable.
Progressive Goals Build a Society That Hurts Everyone
Don’t think for a moment that your life means more to a progressive Democrat than death and taxes. You work. Government takes its cut of every paycheck, the bigger the better. You retire and die. If there is enough money left over your estate gets skimmed.
Disrespect for America: Great Lessons for Your Children
When a well-known quarterback whose name doesn’t deserve another mention achieved fame of another sort by refusing to stand for the national anthem, many viewed his behavior as disrespect for America. He taught us an unfortunate lesson: propaganda spreads lies that people believe.
Threat to Democracy is Just a Con Job
Nothing is so good that it can’t be corrupted. Democracy is no exception.
Despite poll numbers that show the laughably low regard we have for what politicians say and do, threatening our country is business as usual in Washington. Does our distrust of our elected representatives threaten American democracy?
Be the Racist Democrats Want You to Be: 8 Tips
Author’s note July 14, 2019: this post was originally published August 29, 2016. In the three years before today’s update much has changed in America but the political discourse has only gotten more damaging and inflammatory. Once thing remains the same.