The warning bell keeps clanging.
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@ajaykaul10 Yes, for sure.
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@MiriShuli He was another good one β and Molly Ivins, though her mΓ©tier was the pen and not the microphone. I miss them all!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Extinction Studies last edited by
@aka_quant_noir Yes, for sure.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Robert Link last edited by
@phaedral That's right.
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Boots Chantillyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy God, I miss her so much. @MiriShuli
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Robert Link last edited by
@phaedral Indeed. I'll never forget my shock and disgust at seeing a Trump sign go up in the yard of a neighbor the very day after that story broke. I totally lost any respect for the people living in that house at that point.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ivey Janette McClelland last edited by
@IveyJanette I know so little about the history of the LA Times, that I'm not sure I'm really understanding what you mean. You mean they're cheering Garza?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to wobweger :verified: last edited by
@wobweger You're welcome. I'm glad the thread was helpful.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Robert Link last edited by
@phaedral I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Philip Cardella last edited by
@philip_cardella Yes. Along those lines, after seeing the film Moffie last year, I got ahold of the book on which the film is based, and found the story it tells of the confluence of deep racism, religion, and toxic masculinity in South African white culture β a story told by an insider β very disturbing. But also very true-sounding.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Joseph Meyer last edited by
@JosephMeyer Thanks so much for letting me know they're worthwhile. I share your exhaustion and commiserate with you. I try to maintain hope, but by nature, I tend to be a more glass-half-empty personality than an optimistic one. It's trueling.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Cat Herder π π½ πΊπ² last edited by
@CatHerder Yes, I remember not sleeping at all that night. It was like a truck had rolled over me. On social media, I kept encountering people living in places unlike my deep red little state dominated by white evangelicals who were laughing and mocking and thinking Trump was a joke and couldn't possibly win. I knew better, but even so, was deeply shocked at the outcome, even though I expected him to win.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Bill Lamb last edited by
@zachvat Yes, a good point. I myself haven't watched news on t.v. or streamed on my computer for a very long time. It's just no longer how I absorb news, though that was the norm when I was growing up, along with newspapers, of which my family always took two daily.
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@Dzeep So it seems.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Green Roc Thoughts last edited by
@GreenRoc I honestly don't see a distinction between people being obedient sheep and also wanting to exterminate people they don't like. I think fascism thrives on convincing many of us that if we obey, toe the line, be "good," we won't get the punishments we'd like to see the fascist leader dish out to those other "bad" people we despise.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Holger Fiallo last edited by
@HolgerFiallo I've long thought that many of those who claim to be undecided are really Republican voters too ashamed to say so openly.
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@Trez13 Yes, Niemoller, anyone? for sure. I agree that many people who effectively vote fascist are not well-informed about what the term means or about the history of fascism.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Adrian Legg last edited by
@adrianlegg And the UK has stepped up to the plate to combat all of that, do you mean?
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@wdlindsy In the CNN hall town one of them was democrat. She was more worry about the poor Palestinian people than those in the US. Do not give me wrong I feel for them but they elected hamas in 2007 knowing what they plan for Israel. We need to focus on us before helping others. Long live the Constitution.
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Cat Herder π π½ πΊπ²replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
I read a verbatim transcript of one of his rallies in 2016.
I did not believe anyone that was a competent reader would ever vote for him.
He wasn't shocking anymore after a year; the people that fell for his schtick were the ones that shocked me.
I haven't spoken to those I knew that voted for him since that election.
We obviously don't see the world the same way.