Category: America
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On Not Helping Political Enemies Dupe Us into Whipping Our Own Asses Politically.”
Sometimes in the battles of life, we can give enemies the victory when we fall for their tricks, traps, and various forms of seduction. Instead of developing a game plan to soundly defeat them tactically, strategically, and operationally, we end up whipping our own behinds in defeat because we fail to understand how we have…
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Donald J Trump and the Procrustes Political Playbook
The comparison between Donald J. Trump’s politics and the myth of Procrustes acts as a metaphorical critique, which can be understood as follows: Procrustes and the Bed: In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a bandit who forced travelers to fit his iron bed. If they were too tall, he would cut off their legs; if too short, he…
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Yes! Christians Can Be Angry Especially When Politicians Are Destroying Our Country.
The issue is not that Christians are allowed to be angry or even outraged at what Trump and his quislings are doing to America but how Christians choose to interpret and respond to such bold-faced bullying in the belligerent theft of our country. There are two basic things that we can control in the transactions…
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The Failure of Moral Courage, Volume One
“Moral courage refers to the ability to act in alignment with one’s ethical beliefs, even in the face of personal risk, adversity or social pressure. It involves standing up for what is right, whether challenging an unjust system, speaking out against harmful behavior, or resisting the temptation to compromise one’s values for convenience and safety.…
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We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident. What Truths? II
The emphasis here is “Truths,” a word now promulgated in a culture of Orwellian Doublespeak characterized by linguistic acrobatics with reverse meanings, misinformation, and disinformation in American Public discourse since the rise of Donald Trump.” Doublespeak is the language that deliberately distorts, disguises, obscures, hides, or reverses the meaning of words.” Statements like “War…
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Another Asinine Comment From Another Ungrateful White Man.
Here we go with more asinine, ignorant, puerile comments about black people accusing them of never showing their gratitude to white folks for being in America says J.D Vance about Kamala Harris, which is nothing more than racial poppycock and the same old tired storyline of white male foolishness. The fact is black people…
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Removing Biden from the Democratic Ticket Could Mean Political Suicide.
Those urging President Joseph Biden to quit his post because he failed to deliver last Thursday night’s debate need to be called back from the edge. Any attempt to forcibly remove Biden could spell political suicide for Democrats plain and simple. Exiting the stage now amid all the noise about finding a suitable replacement other…
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One Bad Debate Does Not A Bad President Make
What’s wrong with the Democrats? I understand their shock and dismay. Why did they attack Joe Biden’s performance at the presidential debate last night? Why are they openly bellyaching about his one bad performance? Don’t they understand that one bad debate does not a bad president make? While good, effective communication is essential to the…
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A Second Term of Donald Trump? What it Could Mean for America and the World.
After years of writing articles on religion, democracy, and politics warning of the coming radical right-wing tsunami now shaking the foundations and threatening to destroy our Democratic Constitutional Republic, there is little doubt that America will face greater hardships if Donald J. Trump is re-elected. Since his foray into American power politics, the former president…