As astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson puts it, photos like the one here are evidence that we live in a country with a) free speech and b) failed education. Here, you’re free to believe in things like the flat Earth, chemtrails, …
Tag: the Big Lie
People Rushing Towards Career Suicide
From a friend: Um, is anyone else old enough to remember, like, 10 years ago when Lara Logan actually was a respected correspondent for CBS News and “60 Minutes”??? Newsmax may harbor a great number of QAnon beliefs, like the …
When Education Becomes a Threat
Lots of truth here. Suppose you’re a party whose platform consists of racism, xenophobia, homophobia, the proliferation of assault weapons, banning abortion, the rejection of science, and the Big Lie. How much education do you really want voters to have?
The Age of Reason Got Left in the Dust
If there is a recurring theme to the politically-focused posts here at 2GreenEnergy, it could be summed up as “how far we’ve fallen.” The author of the meme here has nailed something. American revolutionary Thomas Paine’s famous book shares its …
Tagged with: climate deniers, MAGA, Qanon, Republicans' support for Putin, the anti-vaxxers, the Big Lie, the insurrection
Humankind Is Part of Nature, But ….
At a certain point in U.S. history, it appeared that Americans had grasped what Rachel Carson said here. For a brief period, it looked like our country was on a path towards rethinking its practices that were doing violence to …
Changing the Minds of Trump Supporters
Great point here, and I think pretty much every one of us understands this, at least at some level. It’s still tempting to “get into it” with the Big Lie people, the anti-vaxxers, the climate deniers, and so forth, but …
Unite The Right Organizers Hit Hard
From Reuters: A federal jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday found the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally liable for injuries sustained by counter-protesters and awarded approximately $26 million in damages.
From Business Insider: “A California Middle School Removed a History Teacher Who Told Her Students That Trump Is Still President”
Who wants to be on a school board? What was, until recently, a thankless position, is now an extremely awkward place to be. This is exemplified by the poor sap who had to fire the QAnon believer in the story …
