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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

It’s amusing to watch the Republican presidential hopefuls take swings at Trump.  Perhaps most visible among these contestants right now is Chris Christie, who’s referred to as “sharp-tongued” and lauded for his “telling it like it is.”

But what’s he actually scolding Trump for?  Most recently, it’s not following through on campaign promises. “He let me down.”

Seriously?  This is like blaming Charles Manson for wearing clashing colors or not brushing his teeth.

Trump is a traitor who tried to overthrow the United States government.  He didn’t park in a handicapped spot.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

In the field of logic there is something called a “tautology,” which is some something that’s true by definition, or, more properly, known to be true without consulting “a posteriori” evidence.  If I say, for instance, “The brown cow is brown,” there is no reason to look at the cow to determine its color, since we’ve already know that it’s brown.

The case is the same here with Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville.  Apparently, he and his supporters don’t have the intelligence required to know that white nationalists are racist by definition.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

It’s not easy to get an accurate read on Americans’ take on climate change.

Sure, most of us recognize that the theory of human-caused global warming is valid, but, no surprise, the subject is just another political football, where the entire right-wing has dismissed it as a hoax foisted upon us by the anti-capitalists, now ridiculed as the “woke socialists.”

Our future is threatened by readers like Jagger Schuster who notes: Where is it that hot? It’s like 80 degrees all week where I’m at, which is less than normal for this time of year for my area.

Jagger: Not every square mile of the Earth’s surface is hotter than it’s ever been in the past.  Read up on this, please. And don’t end phrases with prepositions, though that’s a lesser matter.

 

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

To put this in context, 20% of Republicans is about 9% of all U.S. voters.

We shouldn’t rejoice that one out of every 11 Americans is a hateful moron, but nor should we worry that this will enable returning Trump to the White House.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Bannon’s all over social media giving out investment advice.  He says he sees rough going for the U.S. economy and recommends a precious metal deal of which he is a part.   Incredible that anyone could possibility find him credible.

As I was telling a friend the other day, it will be a most unsatisfying event if neither he nor Roger Stone is sent to prison at the end of all this.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

A quick story I’d like to share if I may.  When I was studying Western philosophy at Georgetown University in the late 1970s, I had a discussion with a fellow graduate student whose understanding of the subject was far superior to my own, during which he asked me to name my own personal philosopher.  I responded with the name Alan Watts, to which he replied, “That’s like saying (then female ice skating great) Peggy Fleming is your favorite ice hockey team.”

I confess that I was slighted.  In my mind, thinkers who inspire have more meaning than those who confuse.  As it turns out, the only good answers in this guy’s mind were Hegel and Heidegger.  Have you ever tried to make your way through even a few paragraphs of either?

Here’s a talk by Alan Watts.  Try to listen to this and come away unmoved.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

When we stand on a beach and look out at the open ocean, it’s easy to get a sense for the utter vastness there; it seems limitless, and thus perhaps impervious to the injuries we’re inflicting on it.

This image made by Alan Nieman in 2003 casts the subject in a far different light.

Our resources are finite, and must be treated as such.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

News flash: There are no subjects on which you’re not allowed to ask questions.

If you think the Earth is flat, or that climate change is a hoax, or that COVID-19 was a government plot, or that Trump is an honest and effective servant of the American people, or that Biden is the leader of a crime family, or that the proliferation of assault weapons makes our society safer, you’re a fool, but by all means, ask as many questions on these topics as you wish.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Business

Imagine for a moment that your job is writing copy for the right-wing “news” outlets, and that you are continually bombarded with unfolding stories like the one at left.

You have choices, but none is really appealing.  You can simply refuse to cover the U.S. economy, but considering all this is at the top of your viewers’ concerns, that doesn’t seem reasonable.

How about those Dodgers?

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Each one of us makes a difference.  How we live our lives and do what’s right has a huge influence on the well-being of humankind.

And keep in mind that the battle for a sustainable civilization is becoming more interesting with each passing day.  Temperatures are rising, and so are hate and ignorance.  If there were ever a time in which apathy or selfishness were acceptable, this most certainly is not it.

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