@bmacDonald94 I am thus far avoided being a vocal doomer but there is no way we will do what McKibben has in mind. He sounded the warning decades ago and I have been active in trying to get changes made which would avoid these consequences. A nasty, brutish life is coming if not extinction.
@dangillmor I was questioning this shortly after the shooting and complaining about the lack of press analysis. The press is failing to due diligence of the truth. I have always called this an alleged shooting.
From day one of his candidacy in 2015, Trump was an instigator and vocal lover of violence and did not care at all for the tens of thousands that died during his Presidency from covid. Nor did he care about the victims of mass murder, saying, at one point, we need to move on. The litany of evil that this man has committed and intends to commit is almost endless. But let's let bygones be bygones and sing kumbayah together.
Biden wants to tone down the rhetoric. no. We should not be toning down the truth. Since when did we start giving a pass to a person who tried to overthrow the United States government? And who is going to tell Jean Carroll?
As long as we have all these news silos, I see little hope of makng progress and it could result in a disaster in November. We should bring back the fairness doctrine.
On the evening of Sept. 13, 1899, Henry Hale Bliss, a 69-year-old real estate broker, was riding a Manhattan streetcar on his commute home.
At 74th Street and Central Park West, Mr. Bliss stepped from the streetcar and into the street, where he was immediately hit by a taxi. He died on the scene and is recognized as the first person in the United States to be killed by a car. There is a plaque at the intersection commemorating his death.
Given the history of streets and the automobile, if only we could turn back time and start over realizing what a mistake the widespread use of the auto was.
Let's not forget that the protestant work ethic is the handmaiden of capitalism.
The ethic was necessary to get laborers to work longer hours for more money, placing less value on leisure time. While there have been tremendous gains in productivity, this has not translated into less working hours except when mandated by the government.
Bernie's bill to change work week is dead on arrival in part because of religious brainwashing.