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When I mis-read a NYT op headline, maybe I read it correctly
Fiona Hill has an opinion essay in today’s New York Times, drawing on her decades’ long study of Vladimir Putin. I admire her for that. But when I read the headline… Putin Has the U.S. Right Where He Wants It … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged 2020 election, Fiona Hill, Putin, Trump
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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have
In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights, War
Tagged Alexander Pope, CliffsNotes, Edith Hamilton, Homer, Lenin, Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, Netflix, Republic of Turkey, The Iliad, Theseus, Trotsky, Turkey
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What is The System?
A while ago, I read a tweet from someone using the antique phrase, “We’ll bring down the system.” Today, I read a similar tweet. Whenever that particular nomenclature, The System, is called out — usually negatively — I find myself … Continue reading
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Tagged The System
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