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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I did not speak out because I was not a Catholic.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out.
— Martin Niemoller
Chances are, no matter how white/male/straight you may be, there's something about you that the alt-right can find to hate. (I'm white, male, straight, middle class, pro-gun — but I'm also non-religious and pro-choice. That's two strikes right there, that I can think of...)
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.Ex-Intelligence Chairman Rogers Leaves Trump Transition Team
McCain to Trump: Don't cozy up to Putin
How Trump could divide his time in the 66 days until he’s president
(Trump only sleeps 2 to 4 hours a night even before entering the White House)
National Security Hands Nervous Over Accepting Gigs In Trump White House: To Trump or not to Trump?
(Giulianni's appointment was a signal to serious wonks: "Don't apply for the job". Which is having the effect of Trump finding it hard to get people willing to take the jobs.)
(Wash. Examiner) Lost in transition: Team Trump a no-show at DoD (This isn't normal)
Den. Of. Vipers.
Noam Chomsky believes the Republican Party may be the most dangerous Organization in human history
Another event took place on November 8, which also may turn out to be of unusual historical significance for reasons that, once again, were barely noted.
On November 8, the most powerful country in world history, which will set its stamp on what comes next, had an election. The outcome placed total control of the government—executive, Congress, the Supreme Court—in the hands of the Republican Party, which has become the most dangerous organization in world history.
Apart from the last phrase, all of this is uncontroversial. The last phrase may seem outlandish, even outrageous. But is it? The facts suggest otherwise. The Party is dedicated to racing as rapidly as possible to destruction of organized human life. There is no historical precedent for such a stand.
Is this an exaggeration? Consider what we have just been witnessing.
During the Republican primaries, every candidate denied that what is happening is happening—with the exception of the sensible moderates, like Jeb Bush, who said it’s all uncertain, but we don’t have to do anything because we’re producing more natural gas, thanks to fracking. Or John Kasich, who agreed that global warming is taking place, but added that “we are going to burn [coal] in Ohio and we are not going to apologize for it.”
The winning candidate, now the president-elect, calls for rapid increase in use of fossil fuels, including coal; dismantling of regulations; rejection of help to developing countries that are seeking to move to sustainable energy; and in general, racing to the cliff as fast as possible.
Trump has already taken steps to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by placing in charge of the EPA transition a notorious (and proud) climate change denier, Myron Ebell. Trump’s top adviser on energy, billionaire oil executive Harold Hamm, announced his expectations, which were predictable: dismantling regulations, tax cuts for the industry (and the wealthy and corporate sector generally), more fossil fuel production, lifting Obama’s temporary block on the Dakota Access pipeline. The market reacted quickly. Shares in energy corporations boomed, including the world’s largest coal miner, Peabody Energy, which had filed for bankruptcy, but after Trump’s victory, registered a 50 percent gain.
I am astonished by how disastrous this administration is being before it even starts,
"All you Fascists bound to lose."Yep, that is flat out horrifying. Especially since the Republicans constantly cite their incredibly disturbing variant of Christianity as their moral basis. Because the Bible only really brings up how we're supposed to treat the Earth once. And it says that we're supposed to be the Stewards. A steward (in that context) is someone who takes care of a property for an absentee owner. The steward is expected to either keep the property in the same shape, or to improve on it in reasonable ways. (Not so much now, but absolutely when that was written.)
The Republicans, to extend what a steward is supposed to be, are the ones who are asked to take care of a house...and then burn it to the ground and get confused when the owner is mad at them, because, after all, the owner was coming back at some point, so who cares? I have a feeling most of them are going to be horrified by what happens come judgement day.
Ignorance being considered a laudable virtue by your party is one factor.
And sorry guys, but the American electorate (helped by the EC) fucked over humanity last week. Its done, and unless some innovation comes up we aren't going to be able to undo the damage.
edited 15th Nov '16 4:08:24 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
