@solownh I’ll clarify that Trump does not represent the typical Ruling Class, but the criminal Mob Boss plus Fascism fancier, but the former is in aspersion only, he’s malignant enough, but too soft, pudgy, and whiny. Yet so far it has been an effective, though fading strategy to solicit support from #STUPID, #Racist #MAGA, and his co-conspirators in his plot to trash the Constitution and turn the FedGovt into his corrupt personal muscle. 🤬
@solownh MAGA is a dark, selfish fantasy, counter to the ideals the USA was founded upon, (stated but in many cases never achieved), and MAGA strives to ensure those ideals are never accomplished. All the GOP needs is a bunch of selfish, STUPID sheep enablers back home intent on knifing democracy for perceived personal advantage. IMO there is not enough of them to succeed, but they are definitely inflicting damage to the Nation most of us ❤️. 😣
The best summation I've seen is that MAGA world is afflicted by a combination of shared psychosis and symbiotic narcissism. Reasoning and facts don't matter to them.
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@davidtoddmccarty I’m a self labeled agnostic so up front I’ve admitted I don’t have a clue. 🥸 Philosophically, if there is no purpose, there is no point. As an example, if we all end up dead, not existing, oblivious to a life, billions of lives lived, who cares how many good or bad things we did in our lives? I’d also argue that the Universe just exists, what happened on a speck of dust is of zero consequence, without meaning. And that might just be the answer, but I hope for more. 🤔
@davidtoddmccarty Not nearly as elegant as you, I have spent much of my last 70 years, going though the motions of living, considering what it could all mean, portend. I believe it is a mistake to think that this journey is limited to a once in the infinite timeline, human lifetime, and I like the idea, practically insist that purpose has to be an element of this existence or that this all means nothing. It’s just a feeling. 🤔
@edgeoforever Falling into great wealth appears to attack one’s values in many cases. The condition of Gluttony easily expands beyond food consumption.
@solownh I like this quote: “Donald Trump's insanity is a clear and present danger to the existence of humanity”. I’ve said frequently that #TheHeadLiar is just the symptom of the fever that rages among us. In a sane, incorruptible nation, this Lunatic would be no where near the levers of power. He’d be laughed at, scorned, or pitied, yet he is the GOP Front Runner? Ask yourself just how fucked up this is, think about your GOP friends’ motivations, resist and go vote for sanity.
"Donald Trump represents that ruling class, in the worst possible way. He is a true vulgarian. His mannerisms are crude, his language antagonistic, his thoughts are vindictive and he's always whining and playing the victim card."
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/10/donald-has-gone-off-the-deep-end-for-real-hes-a-danger-to-humanity/
U.S. #law schools should discourage students from applying for clerkships with #ClarenceThomas; faculty should refuse to recommend students for those clerkships; firms and other legal employers should refuse to hire people who have chosen to clerk for Thomas starting this year (when the large extent of his corruption became known). To do otherwise is to be complicit with Thomas’s unethical conduct. #LawFedi #LegalEthics #JudicialEthics
'We fear for their union': Dutch MEP blasts US gerontocracy — and warns 'Trump is a serious threat' - Alternet.org https://www.alternet.org/dutch-mep/?utm_source=123456&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15511
@ben My guess is that France wants no part of #AgentOrange.
Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich
Most of you know the answer to this question, check it out anyway-recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE&t=1s
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