"Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose."
-- Nelson Mandela
Note: Our podcast this week was recorded prior to the passing of passing of Nelson Mandela.
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To date, this is how the very few interactions I've had with Never Trumpers have gone, because I want to talk about the Befor...
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It's been over for a long time now. The zombie Right now exists in a continuous state of aggressively rejecting basic observable ...
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Hey guys. Love ya. So I live right near Chevy Chase, like in D.C but RIGHT across the street from Chevey Chase. I've seen Chris Matthews in Starbucks and Obama at Politics and Prose.
Any messages for anyone?
Driftglass, the idea that Glen Beck was floating, as you describe it, is basically what "The Secret" (and similar New Age motivational speaking, like "Quantum Jumping") is about. While I agree with "the power of positive thinking" and stuff like that, the scam version is that if you visualize purely enough, you can manifest wealth and knowledge and skills. Throw some Jesus Glitter on it, and you get Prosperity Gospel.
If you fail, it's only because you have failed, not the system of magical thinking.
If you shift the failure to someone else, you get the political version that Glen Beck is pushing.
Mike.K.
"Any messages for anyone?"
Ugh, Matthews is just too goddamn stupid to talk to. Maybe "Is it news to you that the rest of the world gets health care for half price? If so, can I have your job so I can tell people?"
For Obama, maybe "Do you think the top tax rate should be 70% like under Nixon?" Followed by "Do you think American progressives deserve a president as liberal as Nixon?"
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