How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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420. It's Time Joe Biden: Pass the torch to Kamala Harris

420. It's Time Joe Biden: Pass the torch to Kamala Harris

It's time for Joe Biden to do what Donald Trump is incapable of doing: put his country first. Biden should come out tomorrow, say he's not running, and enthusiastically endorse and embrace his Vice Pr...

2 Heinä 20247min

419. Quit Complaining About SCOTUS. Do something about it.

419. Quit Complaining About SCOTUS. Do something about it.

The time for bitching, moaning and complaining about Trump or the Supreme Court is over. Stop it. Quit whining and do something about it. It's on us now. Defending democracy is on us now. If we can't ...

1 Heinä 20245min

418. It takes courage to call out your own side with Brianna Wu

418. It takes courage to call out your own side with Brianna Wu

Brianna Wu is a proud Democrat. And she's a courageous Democrat. She's courageously called out the dangerous extremes in the progressive movement. And she's gotten a lot of hate from the left for doin...

28 Kesä 202455min

417. Trump is Bad. Trump's supporters are not bad

417. Trump is Bad. Trump's supporters are not bad

I always draw a line between Trump and his supporters. I always attack Trump because I believe he's a threat to democracy. But I never attack his supporters because I don't believe they're bad people....

27 Kesä 202410min

416. MAGA and The Far Left: There's a BIG Difference

416. MAGA and The Far Left: There's a BIG Difference

Both parties have extremes. And both parties have members who go too far. But there's a big, big, big difference in what "going too far" means in the Democratic Party and what it means in the Republic...

26 Kesä 20249min

415. I Apologize For Losing My Shit Here

415. I Apologize For Losing My Shit Here

I just spent 7 minutes losing my shit. I apologize, but No regrets. Because they're doing it again. Trump & his sycophants are spreading lies, attacking our democracy and inciting violence again. On p...

25 Kesä 202410min

414. We owe future generations an apology

414. We owe future generations an apology

We continue to bankrupt future generations. And both parties are doing it. And neither party gives a damn. And our national debt continues to grow and grow and grow. We owe future generations an apolo...

24 Kesä 20249min

413. Nothing More Important to American voters than this

413. Nothing More Important to American voters than this

Ignore the political experts and all the political smart people who tell us that the American people only care about the economy, health care, the border, etc. bullshit. There is something they care a...

21 Kesä 20249min

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