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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MAGA And The Far Left Have Something Else In Common: They Both Applaud Their Own Terrorists

MAGA And The Far Left Have Something Else In Common: They Both Applaud Their Own Terrorists

Two children in Minnesota are now going to grow up without their father. And too many voices on the left are celebrating their father’s killer. If you’re cheering for this 26yr old murderer, you’re no...

11 Des 202431min

The MAGA Right And The Far Left Are BOTH Wrong: America IS A Force For Good In The World

The MAGA Right And The Far Left Are BOTH Wrong: America IS A Force For Good In The World

Smile. The good guys are winning. And the bad guys - Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria and Russia - are losing. I know things seem like they’re always crappy, but the good guys - The US, Israel, Ukraine, ...

10 Des 202435min

In America, Truth Officially Died On November 5th. That's Such A Dangerous Thing

In America, Truth Officially Died On November 5th. That's Such A Dangerous Thing

Trump sat down yesterday with NBC for his first media interview since he won. And virtually every word out of his mouth was a lie. Was untrue. But Americans made clear in November, that they don't car...

9 Des 202434min

No. Hell No. No Way. Nope. Donald Trump Must Never Be Pardoned. Never.

No. Hell No. No Way. Nope. Donald Trump Must Never Be Pardoned. Never.

A lot of talk of late of pardons. A lot of talk of late that Joe Biden should pardon Donald Trump. To heal the country…to end this “weaponization” of the justice system that supposedly both sides have...

6 Des 202440min

What Happened on Nov 5th: A Black Woman’s Perspective

What Happened on Nov 5th: A Black Woman’s Perspective

Why did Donald Trump win and why did Kamala Harris lose? I have my thoughts, but I wanted to hear the thoughts of another Harris supporter who has a much different perspective than I do. @iamsophianel...

5 Des 202439min

South Koreans Just Said Fuck No To Authoritarianism. Would We Say The Same?

South Koreans Just Said Fuck No To Authoritarianism. Would We Say The Same?

They've only been a democracy since the late 1980's. Their President two nights ago declared martial law, and the military was sent out to the streets and surrounded the parliament. But the South Kore...

4 Des 202429min

The One Week ALL Americans Were United

The One Week ALL Americans Were United

There was a period there, for a few days after January 6th, when EVERY American was united and felt the exact same. This is bad, this is way too far. And then…slowly but quickly, we sank back into our...

3 Des 202435min

Joe Biden Just Helped Donald Trump. Again

Joe Biden Just Helped Donald Trump. Again

No one is above the law. For years, those of us who oppose Donald Trump have been shouting this from the mountaintops. Joe Biden yesterday took our principle away. He silenced our shouts. Yesterday, B...

2 Des 202430min

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