Because most of us are rational, we not only loathe the guy running our government. We also really want to know how he became such a terrible person. Everyone knows people — some of us are those people — who… Read More ›
Conscience and morality
PRO-LIFERS ARE NOW PRO DEATH – BY ELLIN CURLEY
There are certain hypocrisies and inconsistencies in the Right Wing credo. I have trouble wrapping my head around it. I remember a George Carlin’s joke about the so-called Pro-Life crusade against abortion. Carlin said that their position is that “every… Read More ›
BUT THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT, CAN IT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #58 To put it most simply, I always thought that — socio and psychopaths aside — everyone has a conscience. Even after Trump was elected, I thought that Americans weren’t stupid enough to actually follow this moron. I… Read More ›
The Big Lie and Spasms of Spite – Reblog – Gordon Stewart
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
IF I ONLY HAD A SHIOE The president’s spasms of spite at Friday’s post-acquittal White House celebration sent my soul into spasms of its own. Hearing the president claiming that the impeachment trial’s…
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUNG DONNIE? – Marilyn Armstrong
Because most of us are rational, we not only loathe the guy running our government. We also really want to know how he became such a terrible person. Everyone knows people — some of us are those people — who… Read More ›
POLITICS AND RELATIONSHIPS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently read an autobiography by the Saturday Night Live actress, Rachel Dratch, called “Girl Walks Into A Bar…” I enjoyed the book, particularly the adjustment of a single 44-year-old woman to motherhood, a committed relationship, and co-parenting. Rachel started… Read More ›
THE COMPASS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS – Marilyn Armstrong
I always refer to my concept of right and wrong as a “moral compass.” It has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with the Christian Golden Rule — or its Jewish predecessor: “Do not do to others… Read More ›
HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE? – Marilyn Armstrong
Like many other countries, we’ve hidden our ugliest history in the backs of closets. We have written phony history books and made sure our kids read them. Now we wonder how come they don’t understand history. A good start would… Read More ›
What We Can Do!!!! – Reblog – Judy Dykstra-Brown
I’ve been saying for some time that it isn’t enough to rail against the conditions in the concentration camps currently being filled with those seeking asylum in the U.S. We need to propose some solutions. Today I received a communication… Read More ›
HONOR AND CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
From the Washington Post, these are Cohen’s quotes, not something “made up” by the writer. I’m sure he had help with it because these words have the ring of a professionally written and carefully polished speech. That being said, I… Read More ›
FREE SPEECH ISN’T FREE – BY TOM CURLEY
As I’m writing this, there was a “free speech” rally that went on in Washington DC. It’s was held by a bunch of right-wing white supremacist neo-Nazis. They seem to feel that their civil rights are being violated because a… Read More ›
AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE! ROUND 2: REUNIFICATION – BY TOM CURLEY
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, BUT AT WHAT? U.S.A.! U.S.A.! We’re number ONE! We’re the BEST! You’ve heard it all your life. You hear it at ball games. You hear it at every political rally, regardless of which party is telling you… Read More ›
BAD TO THE BONE: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LITTLE DONNIE? Marilyn Armstrong
Because most of us are rational, we not only loathe the guy running our government. We also really want to know how he became such an awful person. We all know people — some of us are those people —… Read More ›
ALLOWED AND FORBIDDEN – Marilyn Armstrong
Are we still free? As our “freedom” seems to be becoming increasingly less free with each passing day, I have to wonder about a lot of things I always accepted as true. Or close to true. I never believed Americans… Read More ›
WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE? – Marilyn Armstrong
HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE? Just like other countries, we’ve hidden our ugliest history in the backs of closets. We wrote phony history books and made sure our kids read them. Now we wonder how come they don’t understand… Read More ›
WE’RE NUMBER ONE! BUT AT WHAT? – BY TOM CURLEY
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, BUT AT WHAT? U.S.A.! U.S.A.! We’re number ONE! We’re the BEST! You’ve heard it all your life. You hear it at ball games. You hear it at every political rally, regardless of which party is telling you… Read More ›
IN STARK CONTRAST – Marilyn Armstrong
IN STARK CONTRAST TO EVERYTHING WE CLAIM TO STAND FOR, AMERICA ISN’T AMERICAN. NOT ANYMORE. Watching our “officials” deny the undeniable — with the head of Homeland Security saying she hadn’t seen or heard anything about snatching children from their… Read More ›
