Author: craigshields

This guy has a point. All this stupidity wouldn’t have been possible as recently as 10 years ago.

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As shown at left, Bernie Sanders is among many U.S. leaders who are saying no to Trump and his team of oligarchs. We’re not giving up.

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At left we see some of the most compelling reasons that no decent person should be supporting Trump at this point. The only thing that the president has going for himself is what could be called the “firehose effect” with …

Supporting Donald Trump Read More »

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OK, the interview at left won’t happen.  But it is illustrative of how Trump supporters find twisted ways to justify anything and everything that their hero does. Will the United States be a better, stronger country without things like European …

One Year from Now Read More »

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At left we have the words of American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer Andy Richter.  And what he says is 100% true. The United States has not been invaded by a hostile foreign power. This is what we …

It’s All Self-Induced Read More »

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This reminds of us of what Tom Joad said at the end of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, when someone asked him where he was going: I’ll be everywhere, wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be …

Choosing Sides Read More »

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Of course, this is not going to happen, for dozens of different reasons, but the author of the meme here does make an interesting point.

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Here’s just one more example of how far the United States has fallen in the period of less than two months since Trump took office: We now have an alcoholic Fox News host appointed as Secretary of Defense who has …

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According to my observation, the UK has an electorate that is similar to that of the US in many ways, with its wealthy conservatives and its underclass. However, there is a significant difference in that almost everyone in the UK …

The British People Don’t Care for Sociopaths like Trump Read More »

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Human civilization finds itself at a crossroads, where it needs to choose between things like democracy vs. authoritarianism/fascism, and environmental sustainability vs. eco-collapse. Until and unless “the good guys win,” I’m just as happy for this planet to remain unengaged …

Are We Alone? Read More »

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