On Friday, January 20, 2016 Donald Trump got the conch. As I watched the new President descending the steps of the Capitol to the deus for his inauguration all I could think about ... moreOn Friday, January 20, 2016 Donald Trump got the conch. As I watched the new President descending the steps of the Capitol to the deus for his inauguration all I could think about was William Golding’s classic 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. But instead of a group of British boys who find themselves deserted on an island in the Pacific Ocean that sends them down a dark path, it is America and the West who have officially lost control of order and morality, and are now descending into total savagery and chaos.Golding’s novel takes place during an unspecified nuclear war when a group of 25 boys are marooned on a tropical island. Although things get off to a reasonable start with Ralph elected leader and his fastidious organization of teams for shelter-building, food-gathering, and constant maintenance of a smoke signal fire, it doesn’t take long for the group to devolve into disarray with Jack seizing control and turning the boys into savages. What began as an island of reason, peace, and hope, eve... less
“Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off and use better!”https://www.telegraph.c... more“Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off and use better!”https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/15/donald-trump-says-parsons-green-attacker-demented-terrorist/
Nevan posted a Trump question, I know. Just relax...hear me out:www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/15/trump-supporters-burn-their-maga-hats-over-presidents-pos... moreNevan posted a Trump question, I know. Just relax...hear me out:www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/15/trump-supporters-burn-their-maga-hats-over-presidents-possible-dreamer-deal/670479001/I'm no fan of Trump, but what's so bad about Trump trying to work with the other party? Is it so bad to have a little bi-partisanship? I think it's a sad state of affairs when "compromise" becomes a dirty word.
Is there any kind of down side to it? Does any country actually care about them, or have they mostly just sat up there and thrown tantrums that have irritated the whole world?
"In a way, (Ronald) Reagan was to (President Gerald) Ford (in the 1976 election) what Bernie Sanders was to Hillary Clinton or Eugene McCarthy was to Hubert Humphrey (in the 1968 e... more"In a way, (Ronald) Reagan was to (President Gerald) Ford (in the 1976 election) what Bernie Sanders was to Hillary Clinton or Eugene McCarthy was to Hubert Humphrey (in the 1968 election) or...Ted Kennedy to Jimmy Carter (in the 1980 election): a charismatic figure who won the hearts of many and whose popularity failed to translate to the eventual nominee."A great parallel between Hillary Clinton (vs. Trump) and Jimmy Carter (vs. Reagan) is drawn in the following:"(President Jimmy Carter's) 1982 memoir 'Keeping Faith' tells the story of the 1980 general campaign almost exclusively through the prism of his efforts to free the American hostages in Iran. To borrow a phrase from George W. Bush, Carter 'misunderestimated' Reagan, and Carter has never tried very hard to conceal his contempt for the man who crushed his bid for re-election. Carter wrote that he was 'pleased that Governor Reagan was the nominee,' adding: 'With him as my opponent, the issues would be clearly drawn. At the time, all my political team... less
