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Overheard From Another World
The biggest reason I haven't indulged in as much political stuff lately is that there has been so much outrageous bullshit happening that I would spend all my time documenting it. (I follow a number of excellent blogs:
In any case, not as much politicking, 'cause life's too short. But some stuff just cries out for attention. Like this:
Sad, really.
What do you perceive as the biggest problem we face at this point? Any damn thing, just be serious about it. It's easy to say some politician's or celebrity's name or a bad TV show as a quick one-liner, but if you actually have reasons, please lay 'em out.
ETA: A couple of people suggested I add Digby's Hullabaloo to the blogs, and they're right. I usually just read it by way of links from Atrios, but it's truly brilliant.
- AmericaBlog
- Crooks and Liars
- Daily Kos
- Atrios' Eschaton
- Firedoglake
- Glenn Greenwald at Salon
- Digby's Hullabaloo
- Think Progress
In any case, not as much politicking, 'cause life's too short. But some stuff just cries out for attention. Like this:
Don Larsen, chairman of legislative District 65 for the Utah County Republican Party, had submitted a resolution warning that Satan’s minions want to eliminate national borders and do away with sovereignty.Read the whole story, if you've had your morning caffeine. In my view, it's symptomatic of The Great Problem, the one that's really been plaguing the whole country since 9/11, and you can probably guess it: fear. So many people afraid of so much. Especially afraid of what they perceive to be different from them. Fear paralyzes them, prevents them from seeing and admitting the truth, makes them easier to control.
In a speech at the convention, Larsen told those gathered that illegal immigrants “hate American people” and “are determined to destroy this country, and there is nothing they won’t do.”
Illegal aliens are in control of the media, and working in tandem with Democrats, are trying to “destroy Christian America” and replace it with “a godless new world order — and that is not extremism, that is fact,” Larsen said. […]
Republican officials then allowed speakers to defend and refute the resolution. One speaker, who was identified as “Joe,” said illegal immigrants were Marxist and under the influence of the devil. Another, who declined to give her name to the Daily Herald, said illegal immigrants should not be allowed because “they are not going to become Republicans….”
Sad, really.
What do you perceive as the biggest problem we face at this point? Any damn thing, just be serious about it. It's easy to say some politician's or celebrity's name or a bad TV show as a quick one-liner, but if you actually have reasons, please lay 'em out.
ETA: A couple of people suggested I add Digby's Hullabaloo to the blogs, and they're right. I usually just read it by way of links from Atrios, but it's truly brilliant.
What keeps me up at night...
I'm tossing around...
1) Impending economic collapse; I think the sub-prime mortgage default problem will eventually spread through the entire (global? How many countries are we keeping afloat by means of buying their cheap crap?) economy, compounded by the potential of $4/gallon gasoline. Won't touch the fabulously wealthy, but Joe Average is going to feel the pinch. Maybe he'll notice that corporate profits are up by about the same percentage as his productivity, while his wages are flat.
2) We are damaging our planet to an extent that might require a reboot of civilization to fix it, unless someone comes up with a cheap, clean source of energy in a hurry. I am hoping that my ability to turn string into clothing will make me more valuable alive than dead when the apocalypse comes, and wondering if I should learn to turn sheep hair into string just in case.
3) President Bush seems to feel the Executive Branch is above and beyond the reach of Congress, and he's right, until someone is willing to put impeachment back on the table. As an example, nobody's quite sure what to do about Condoleezza Rice being 'not inclined to answer' the subpoena that was just issued for her to come talk to a House committee... the fact that Alberto Gonzales appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee indicates to me that either a) they were checking to see how far the 'I don't recall' defense will fly or b) they intend to throw him under the bus.
Re: What keeps me up at night...
3) a) & b). If the first one doesn't work, they'll throw him under the bus so fast your head will spin.
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