RATIONAL RESISTANCE
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What’s The Deal With Trump Followers?
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Five years ago when Donald Trump road that escalator and announced his candidacy, everyone including most people who are now Trump-for-lifers, believed it was a stunt, and he was clearly unqualifie...November 15, 2014
It’s not good enough to simply oppose the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). If you are going to continue to complain about the health care law, then you need to offer an alternative. Because health care in the United States pre-Obamacare was unacceptable, and well, that’s not subjective, it’s reality. Because when tens of millions of Americans lack health care insurance, that is a problem, even if you don’t think it is.
November 15, 2014
Is it less wrong when a young white adult smokes marijuana compared to a young black adult? How about if the young white adult is middle class while the young black adult is poor, does that change anything? How about if the young white adult is poor and the young black adult is middle class? See, your answer doesn’t really matter, because society has already spoken on this issue. It would seem affluence isn’t really the issue, but skin color is, because blacks are nearly four times more likely to be incarcerated for smoking pot compared to whites, even though whites and blacks use marijuana at the same rate. Of course, we know blacks face a tougher economic reality compared to whites, so you really can’t remove affluence completely from the equation. What that means is institutional racism and institutional economic discrimination are both alive and well in America.
November 13, 2014
So, it must be reassuring to Republicans that they have the largest majority in congress in a lifetime based on the results of a midterm election that saw the lowest voter turnout in a lifetime. Way to go GOP! If there’s one thing that we know you are good at, it’s catering to things that are old, so it’s only fitting that you now own both houses of congress based on a public apathy not seen since the Great Depression. Now that’s something to celebrate! And it must indeed be reassuring considering the prominent Republicans like Senator John McCain and GOP chairman Reince Priebus calling the midterms results a “mandate.” It seems Republicans believe less than 37% voter turnout has given them policy carte blanche in Washington D.C. Aren’t Republicans such adorable creatures?
November 12, 2014
Okay, let’s forget about politicians for a second. Let’s forget about presidents. Let’s talk First Ladies. So, as a liberal, I can say I have no deep-seated issues with former conservative/Republican First Ladies, and I don’t recall having any identifiable issues with them at the time (so, it’s not just an issue of rose-colored glasses). I’m serious, I mean, I’m sure I could find specific things they might have said that I might disagree with, but I’m being completely honest that nothing comes to mind at this time as a reason to really display any level of vitriol towards a former Republican/conservative First Lady. However, I’m not sure the same can be said for many conservatives/Republicans when it comes to Michelle Obama. And I really don’t know why, well, other than, well, hmm…. Race? Nah, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about petty conservative politics, and race is only one of many potential opaque or transparent “arguments” against what?…only God knows, which means nobody knows. Of course, this speaks to the lack of character of the person in the mirror more than it speaks to the character of the current First Lady.
November 9, 2014
Republicans now control the Senate, and in the House they increased their rank and file. So now the Democratic Party is apparently undergoing a post-election examination of what went wrong, just as the Republican Party did after the 2012 elections. So, why did Democrats and liberals lose the 2014 midterms?
November 4, 2014
It’s official folks, the Republicans now control both chambers of congress. Republicans now have control of at least 51 seats in the United States Senate as of 11:36pm on election day.
November 4, 2014
I know what you’re thinking. “Which is worse, a Democrat or a Republican?” Well, to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is an election day, the most powerful civic duty in the world, and you could know you did your part, you’ve gotta ask yourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk?
October 31, 2014
It’s been a near universal Democratic game plan for the 2014 mid-term elections: Run FAR away from President Obama. Democrats are such fucking weasels. They grow a conscience for about twenty seconds and vote for something like the Affordable Care Act, then when the political winds blow against them, they cower in fear, distancing themselves from their own record, even if that record is one of great achievement.
October 18, 2014
I tuned into my local news last night, and as you might guess, Ebola dominated the broadcast. And maybe that would be acceptable if this coverage, using title graphics like “Ebola Outbreak,” and “Ebola Crisis,” was centered in West Africa. Nope.
October 6, 2014
Knock it off with the “good ol’ days” nonsense. Ever had a conversion with someone and they lament how people have less respect for authority nowadays? I’m so tired of that kind of thinking. Things change. We change. People change. A society that does not represent the society you grew up in is not automatically inferior. Maybe that authority figure didn’t deserve respect in the first place. If you think society is in free fall and that things were better when you were younger, well, I have news: you are part of the problem. Your recurring assumption that fellow human begins are beneath you certainly doesn’t contribute to the kind of society you lament the loss of. Maybe stop complaining and stop assuming the worst in others, and you might realize things are not as uncivilized as you think. Every generation believes it is the last of the best generations, but deep down, we must all know this is bullshit, right?