Socialism in America
As suggested here, a disappointingly large percentage of Americans fail to understand that each U.S. citizen receives a huge array of benefits from our federal and state governments (see list below).
This confusion gives rise to the false notion that the “radical left” is rapidly turning the country into Venezuela, or whatever the popular malarkey may be. I wish Trump supporters could hear how ignorant they seem when garbage like this comes out of their mouths.
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Infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, etc.), police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national defense, public education, labor laws, auto and food safety standards, air traffic control, TSA, libraries, emergency medical care, environmental regulation, social security, Medicare, the National Archives, national parks, bank regulations and deposit insurance, copyright and patent laws, federal dams to provide electrical power, flood control, the Weather Service, the Federal Housing Authority, consulates and embassies, FEMA, veterans affairs, public water systems, monitoring of all international cargo, NASA, border protection, and the National Institutes of Health.
Here’s another gem from cartoonist Dan Piraro, and, as usual, he offers a piece of biting insight into the American culture.
Although there is no doubt that religion has been the tool of the con man (and the tyrant) since the early days of humankind, I doubt that Mark Twain meant this as a serious statement.
The handsome pilot here with the winning smile writes on social media: Hi all! I joined to be part of a great group of people!
Tom Cepel writes: I went to a job fair at my alma mater. A lady at registration gave me this name tag. I told her I couldn’t wear it because there’s only one of me.
A piece of cartoonist Dan Piraro’s work is shown here; the man’s a genius.
Thanks for the clarification, but no one with any sense gives a damn about what your husband thinks about people’s right to choose how many (including zero) kids they want to bring into this world.
It appears possible that Trumpism is waning here in the U.S. and progressive forces are beginning to take hold.
The meme here reminds me of an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson in which he was asked, “Given that we understand less than 10% of what the universe is composed of, with all this dark energy and dark matter, couldn’t that be God?”
I love this lawn sign.
