Labeling people as "others" that are "dangerous" or "not worthy" is a tool used by propagandists to create hate, war and genocide. So why are Republicans, FOX and others doing this on a daily basis?
There is more that we need to learn from history than the fact that there are cruel tyrants and wannabes who want most people around them dead: There are plenty of cruelty addicts who will happily serve them.
Universal healthcare is not that complicated. But the people who promote its perceived complexity are the same ones who are creating that complexity—for their own benefit.
The false concept of white superiority is still firmly epoxied to the minds of various Southern and at least one Northern politician, in particular, who called Nazis and white supremacists "very fine people."
Republicans are trying to protect their depredations of our rights by preventing people who disagree with them from voting. If fully accomplished this would give them a mandate as fake as Trump's tan.
This July 4th, as we celebrate, we must also realize the fact that our core principles as a nation are under attack and it is up to all of us to uphold them.
Contrary to the relentless propaganda by FOX and Republicans, the results of Biden's economic policies (#Bidenomics) these past two years have been much larger growth and recovery than anyone thought possible.
To do the fullest honor to those who fought and died on D-Day we must also acknowledge that the evil philosophies which lead to that war also exist here. And those ideas are being actively promoted today.
It should come as no surprise that the most vocal proponents of allowing a debt ceiling default by the US are also backers of the Jan 6th insurrection.