The take down of statues is a divisive issue…That may be the intent of some people behind the current quarrel. The radicalization on opposing sides may have a purpose. The Trump camp can use it to cover up its plans to further disenfranchise the people. The fake Clintonian “resistance” needs these cultural disputes to cover for its lack of political resistance to Trump’s plans.
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[AutoCompleteZon id='3']Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
It takes Bert Brecht to bring out the USA’s true colors….(pun intended) Oh, moon of Alabama, it’s time to say goodbye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey or you know why Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar Oh, don’t ask why, oh, don’t ask why For we must find the next little dollar Or if we don’t find the next little dollar I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die Oh, moon of Alabama, it’s time… Read more »
Kudos to “Moon Of Alabama” for this reasoned, balanced view of the ideological fractionalizing currently sundering the US Republic! Are we still a Republic? A “nation of laws”? One wonders how long we can survive as such. Of course, we are also a nation of people; and people change their minds. New groups form within the polity. Formerly excluded groups demand their share, a new inclusivity. History is no more static than science or the arts or religious doctrines. “Moon” questions the “how” of change, not “what” must be re-considered. There are effective means of change–consider Desmond Tutu’s reconciliation meetings… Read more »