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Tag Archives: Republicans
Are Women equal citizens? or Chattel/Brood Mares?
Greetings and Salutations The world, it seems, is going completely bonkers in too many important areas. I just discovered the story of Tara Rule, who is suing a medical facility and doctor for refusing her care, and needed medications. The … Continue reading
About CRT, Part 1
Greetings and Salutations; There is much controversy today over “CRT” – which is an acronym for “Critical Race Theory“. In short, it is a focus on how racism has infiltrated and shaped American thought and law from day one. It … Continue reading
Some thoughts on 09/11: Are we driven by fear?
Greetings and Salutations; Today is the 19th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Towers by fanatics that had taken over airliners. Even today, the images I saw on television that morning are as sharp as they were on … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Family, Humanity, Improving Life, Misc, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged elections, Fear, hope, Republicans, Right-Wing, solutions, Terrorism
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 28, One More Cultist…
Greetings and Salutations; The other day, I posted an update about the Covid-19 issues to the FB Page devoted to news and discussion local to the Hamlet I live in. For the area, the thread blew up with 50+ “likes” … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged bag of old hair, Covid-19, Democrats, Education, mindfulness, politics, Republicans
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Covid-19 Thoughts, Part 02. Truth can be ugly and painful
Greetings and Salutations. Ran across the post on facebook just now. It is a long read, and a painful one…but, this is the reality of what is happening in hospitals every day. THIS is why we are shut down, and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Covid-19, Doctors, Nurses, Republicans, resources, Society, Stress, Voting
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Is Democracy Broken?
Greetings and Salutations… The title of this essay is a short version of a question asked in a philosophy group today. I thought about it for a few minutes, and after replying to it in the thread, decided to add … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Covid-19, Democracy, Democrats, existential threats, lies, Mail In Voting, Republicans, Voting
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 24
A discussion of the day’s vote in the Senate to deny witnesses and new documentation, perjury, and a perfect example of a Kangaroo Court designed to keep a criminal in as President. Continue reading
Posted in Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Divisiveness, ethics, Impeachment, Justice, Kangaroo Court, Perjury, Republicans, Stance taking, Truth
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Sifting through the Ashes, Part 23
Greetings and Salutations! I hope the New Year brings all positive movement in our lives, prosperity, and peace in our hearts! Alas, I am starting to see some old habits in the Democratic Party crop up, and I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Balkanization, Democratic Party, diversity, Fascism, Republicans
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 22
Greetings and Salutations! Today, in the House, much of the time has been spent by the two parties working on finalizing the Articles of Impeachment for El Cheeto. The Democrats are simply stating the facts, calmly and with some regret. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Democrats, El Cheeto, Liberals, lies, Progressive, Republicans
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“The Other” – What Does This Mean?
Greetings and Salutations; I recently wrote a short entry on the works of Ayn Rand, the philosophy of Objectivism that she created, and, how this philosophy is the tap root that feeds the attitudes and actions of the Republican Party. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged enemies, hominids, oligharchs, Republicans, self-worth, The Other, tribalism
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What Drives Republicans?
Greetings and Salutations; I have been unable to avoid the turmoil over the ongoing madness in the Political world these days. One thing that I have observed is that the Republicans have pushed a big chunk of their motivations for … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Capitalism, Fountainhead, Objectivism, Republicans
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Thirteen – The Republican Party
Greetings and Salutations; This article “Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem.” came across my desktop today. It was so relevant to the insanity in the Political World today that I thought I would send it out into … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Eleven – Should we Change to Survive? If So, What To Do?
Greetings and Salutations; Well, one never knows when an interesting topic will pop up. An acquaintance of mine posted a rather thoughtful post on Facebook a bit ago. Dealing with the train wreck of America over the past 18 … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Nine – About those Voters…
Greetings and Salutations; The fallout from the Election continues, as the day the donald will be sworn into Office approaches. Last night, President Obama gave a really great, farewell speech, in Chicago. A recording of it is available, and … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Four – Words of a Wise Woman
Greetings and Salutations; We, in the South, are blessed with some of the best minds in America. A (somewhat distant) friend of mine, Park Overall, is a strong activist for water quality in East Tennessee, and produces some of … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Nuttiness, Politics
Tagged coup, Democrats, Fascism, Park Overall, Republicans
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Stupid Gas Accumulates in Washington, D. C.
Greetings and Salutations; I decided to take a moment to commemorate an amazing moment in the history of the Federal Government. Earlier in the year, Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader of the Senate, was … Continue reading
Posted in Nuttiness, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged filibuster, historical moment, Mitch McConnell, Republicans, stupid gas
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