Voltaire: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” John Stuart Mill: “I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally conservative.” H.L. Mencken: “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” The fact that a thoroughly corrupt and incompetent cretin […]
The USA was one of the world’s greatest mass social experiments; the only country to come into existence as a fully-fledged democracy, “By the People, for the People.” America was the land of the free, home of the brave; a beacon of hope for the rest of the world, blah, blah, blah… Sadly, America isn’t […]
It’s a pattern historians have seen many times before: It starts with the quiet dismantling of oversight and the abolition of regulations, and it ends with institutions that serve only those in power. The US used to have strong institutions and a vigorous vocal opposition; but seeing these government watchdogs being laid off and summarily […]
No doubt 2025 will be another banner year of record profits for the US arms dealers and multinational oil companies. Even though US troops aren’t currently engaged [officially] anywhere, the war machine still raked in trillions of dollars in profits supplying military operations in Israel and Ukraine. Apparently there is no power in heaven or […]
America is well and truly fucked. The ultra-right wing evangelicals, the billionaires, the MAGA morons and the Supreme Court have all made sure the word “democracy” only applies to them. Not only Trump, but any president in the future can now reign as dictator. If he wins, Trump will rule as long as he pleases. […]
A recent study from the EU has shown that contemporary song lyrics have gotten simpler, more repetitive, angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years. To the surprise of no one. The researchers analyzed the lyrics from more than 12,000 English-language songs across several genres from 1980 to 2020. Senior study author Eva Zangerle, […]
Once again the US stands alone against the entire world in opposing any ceasefire in GAZA. I am ashamed and disgusted to be an American. Again. Why must we always be on the wrong side of history? The day after vetoing another UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, “president” Biden cynically bypassed Congressional […]
SENATE APPROVED AMENDMENT THAT WOULD LIMIT GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VETERANS WOW. Just wow. That headline sure threw me for a loop. Any idiot can tell you that the vast majority of shooters in America are former military [36%]. Duh. This amendment is like, THE LAST thing we need right now. Or ever. Because we […]
I sure am glad Hollywood is on strike. Not because of the pitifully low wages or the hostile work environment or unsafe conditions or lack of benefits. Not because the studios deserve it for treating their workers so poorly. It’s nothing to do with AI taking away their jobs, or even because of my long-standing […]
The Republican Party, at least since Reagan, has not supported any legislation or promoted any regulations which could possibly help the unwashed masses in any way, and they never will again. Their efforts to monetize everything since then and their relentless gutting of policies and regulations protecting our food, water and air have been catastrophic. […]
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