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Why can’t anybody stand us?
(We all know the one-word explanation for why nobody can stand us Americans right now.) The “us” I’m referring to are New Yorkers. Oh, we knew what you were thinking about us, even before social media. We see you every … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Human rights, Immigration, Religious fundamentalism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", "The Island at the Center of the World", British taking Manhattan, capitalism, democracy, Dutch New Amsterdam, freedom from religion, fundamentalist Christianity, Manhattan Island, multiculturism, multiethnicity, New England, New York, Puritanism, Russell Shorto, Wall Street
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How important is your vote? This important
From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Rainier, Washington, a candidate for city council did not cast a ballot in his own election and then lost by one vote. If you’re like me, you have devoted a certain portion of your data … Continue reading
Posted in Government, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged democracy, Harper's, one vote, voting
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I am not a subject. I am a citizen
I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Jan 6, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, American citizenship, democracy, despots, Einsatzgruppen, Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, Hitler, Hungary, MAGA, Pico della Mirandola, Richard Overy, strongmen, subjects and citizens, the Talmud, Third Reich, Thomas Jefferson, World War II
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