We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
PhD in Physics, speaks 6 languages, legal immigrant. Looks pretty good, too. Too good? Maybe women resent women who are too accomplished, too fascinating, too elegant, or too beautiful. I get that. I hate men who are taller or smarter than I am.
Joe Biden won crucial swing states fair and square — despite getting blown away in bellweather Ohio and Florida, despite being down by hundreds of thousands of votes until the mysterious shutdowns in counting, despite Trump outperforming Biden campaign’s own expectations, despite underperforming Hillary Clinton everywhere else in the country, despite not campaigning, despite having no ground game, despite having zero enthusiasm, despite losing support among minorities, despite pushing policies at odds with the desires of the public, despite aligning himself with BLM and Antifa. And despite having trouble executing a coherent sentence.
LOURY: It started a movement, didn’t it? The events that happened in Ferguson, Missouri had deep political resonance for the country as a whole. If it wasn’t Selma, what was it then? What exactly is the difference in your minds between the classic—the iconic—narrative of African-American struggle against oppression on the one hand, and what unfolded in the wake of Ferguson on the other?
S. STEELE: It’s not like Selma. You and I grew up in segregation. I know about segregation. I lived the civil rights movement, saw those noble fights against an enemy that was everywhere in the world I grew up in. So no one had any doubt about the moral integrity of Selma’s protests. But in Ferguson, Missouri, what was the argument? That because one cop killed a black that somehow racism is systemic? It seems to me that the elephant in the room is that racism is so minimal now, that it couldn’t really, in and of itself, get any movement off the ground. There’s not enough of it around. There’s not enough injustice. And what we had instead was a generation looking for power and looking to see how guilty white America would respond. And, in that sense, the movement was cynical. It mimicked the real movement—Selma and the civil rights movement in the ’50s and the ’60s and so forth. It was mimicry. It was theater. It wasn’t real.
Readers know I am not a Trump-lover, but he has done a lot of good for the country and for the world. Lots more than most people with power, and surely more than any of us have done in our lives. I am grateful.
Not brown enough? Why do people want me to think these ways? What's the point? Maybe I am old-fashioned, but I was raised to view people as individuals, while being aware of cultural and subcultural differences. Isn't that normal? Rightly or wrongly, I have a bias towards liking people unless or until they give me reason not to. Often enough, they do. I try to use discernment, but nothing to do with appearance.
Maybe wiser people use the opposite approach, but that's not me.
I agree with Scott Adams that Joe Biden is one horrible person. Calling me a racist and a Nazi is not forgiveable. I know about "just politics", but that is not.
I have crticized most of his proposed policies, and wondered about his physical and mental fitness, but never called him hateful names. Now, I am. Horrible. Nobody treats me like that. I only care about what is best for all of us Americans as I can best figure it out.
- All forms of agriculture other than hunting and gathering. No - include hunting and gathering too.
- All forms of transportation including horses and oxen.
- All forms of heating, cooling, and cooking, including wood fuel, solar farms, wind farms, or hydroelectric
All of those things kill nature. Let's face it - since humanity began, ecocide has been its implicit mission. Mass suicide is the only solution for nature. Nature is not for parks - it's for everywhere.
Regardless of election winners, all allegations of voting fraud should be looked at. It is a crime.
I still suspect that Biden won, but I do wonder about fraud anyway. I do not tend to be conspiracy-minded, but urban vote fraud is known to be historically common.
As Joe Biden predicted, his presumed election would solve the virus problem. It has. Trump/COVID is no longer news. It's time for everybody to step out and have a good time. (clip from Althouse): (warning: there is violence and excess talent in this clip)
I suppose Trump should fight because he is a pugilist, but it's over. I will admit to some surprises, but the electoral map looks fairly normal. Of course there was vote fraud, but not enough to really matter. Probably. Urban vote fraud is an American tradition, isn't it?
My view is to be grateful for all of the excellent things Trump did for the country against constant, brutal headwinds. Except for the nasty virus, the USA is in good shape and the world has more peace than it's had for decades. He gets credit for that.
