One of the trite amorphisms used by conservatives and others repeatedly is, ” We are not a democracy; we are a Republic.” As if the two terms are mutually exclusive when they are meant to be used together. The United States is a Constitutional Democratic Republic with its governing officials chosen through various democratic processes.… Continue reading The nameless servants of evil ( Part 2)
Category: History
A rage worth having and expressing.
It certainly has been an unexpected first three months of the year so far. A senseless war in Ukraine with conservatives cheering on the wrong side for a great while, rising gas prices – while refusing to blame the robber barons of the oil companies, and the stock market getting schwacked by those two things… Continue reading A rage worth having and expressing.
A year later and the danger still lurks close by
It has been a year since the unwarranted and thoroughly evil insurrection against the Capitol occurred. “A mob breaking windows, kicking in doors, breaching the Capitol. American flags on poles being used as weapons, as spears. Fire extinguishers being thrown at the heads of police officers. A crowd that professes their love for law enforcement… Continue reading A year later and the danger still lurks close by
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a festive holiday season, well, at least as joyful as one could be in the shadow of the continuing disaster that is COVID and the unacceptable US response to it. Just a reminder of a couple of current facts: Even if Omicron is milder, milder is a relative… Continue reading A picture is worth a thousand words.
Historic Days
I have not posted in over a month because I was away from home and back on the sacred soil of Japan. It was nice to return to Nihon, especially since I had not been there in over three years. However, travel to Japan in this new world of COVID was a challenge, to say… Continue reading Historic Days
Waving the bloody shirt.
On Twitter a couple of days ago, a brilliant guy named David Neiwert published a long Twitter thread on the tactic that conservatives and their deranged followers have used to discredit valid criticism of the atrocities they turn a blind eye to. The tactic is known as “waving the bloody shirt.” It’s a phrase that… Continue reading Waving the bloody shirt.
20 years.
Over the past 10 years, I have increasingly come to dread the arrival of September 11th. It is the day the United States will remember a terrible criminal act in its history. 2977 people died that day from a brazen terror attack pulled off by 19 terrorists, mostly of Saudi extraction, against the United States.… Continue reading 20 years.
Will the Navy learn the lessons it needs to?
Despite all the blowback from folks in certain circles and the continued whining of the surgeaholics, I remain firm in my conviction that getting the hell out of Afghanistan was the right thing to do. Most of the objections to the policy decision have no factual basis anyways – and very much continue to ignore… Continue reading Will the Navy learn the lessons it needs to?
The overall strategic situation has not changed. And tactical setbacks should not change the overall long-term aim.
The amount of intellectual dishonesty by suregeaholics and others is disturbing, to say the least. And the tragic events that occurred on Thursday morning are sad and will be so for a long time. However, probably the most frustrating thing of the last couple of days is to see how quickly a convenient, yet totally… Continue reading The overall strategic situation has not changed. And tactical setbacks should not change the overall long-term aim.
The grieving process is continuing….and the only proper response to our Red Hat wearing citizens.
It has been well over 7 weeks since I have had the will to put my hand to keyboard and write anything of significance. Sure, I’ve been attacking the usual idiots on Twitter and also been observing the closet fascists from my alma mater trying to wreak their havoc, but on the whole, watching the… Continue reading The grieving process is continuing….and the only proper response to our Red Hat wearing citizens.