The Ongoing Slide
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I subscribe to this.? She's excellent.? April 17th speaks to the larger and ongoing danger/demise of democracy and the political statements by Russia and a few events demonstrating the US pivot towards authoritarianism.? An interesting read.?? Unfortunately, my plans to do some traveling to other climes and test out options to establish a second base outside the US (given what I consider the very real possibility that our democracy will be overthrown) have been interrupted because the universe has gifted me a job.? A full-time job with local government.? This will help me financially, which is good.? The loss of my time and flexibility to see my kids and friends and pursue other things feels like a big sacrifice.? Boy, have I loved being out of the daily grind.? I should stop whining as I've always known I would have to go back to work and put in another at least 5 years at a minimum.? How I would do that was up in the air.? I tend to throw my asks, intentions, and decision points out into the universe and see what shows up in return.? The reality is I'm immensely fortunate.?? -- Em |
开云体育I read her on FB, yes she is excellent.?Don’t ?know what to say about the possibility of losing our democracy except I wonder how much we have left now… doesn’t seem like much, especially compared to other Western societies. ? Known insurrectionists are still there, unconstitutional laws are being passed in various states with seeming impunity, the Party of Death continues to pass laws to undermine even the most basic health ?standards, and the threats to minorities and migrants grow daily. ?All it would take to lose whatever’s left of this house of cards is most likely one good kick. Congrats on the new job. Sal On Apr 18, 2022, at 12:32 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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开云体育And nobody tried ?to stop him. ?Where was Obama when he was stealing the first seat? ?Why wasn’t he yelling it from the rooftops? ?Because everyone thought Hillary would win? ?A poor reason for not trying to educate people on how the Senate was basically flipping off the American people and not doing its constitutional duty.And so here we are. ?If this appalling opinion gets passed it’ll only be the beginning I’m assuming. If precedent means nothing the rule of law is basically dead as far as I can see. Anyone else ?see it differently? Sal On May 2, 2022, at 9:10 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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On May 4, 2022, at 8:32 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 07:07 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Did you write this in invisible ink? ?LOL.? Yes, these are the kind of skills I take to my job every day.? "Sharing my screen" has been my friend this past month.? I did not think Hillary would necessarily win--I thought it was going to be very close.? After the Obamacare fight, it was "steady as she goes" w/Obama in the face of total opposition.? He wore his idealism as a shield and stayed true to "when they go low, we go high."? Unfortunately, his brilliance lulled Democrats into turning away from the reality that the crazies were comin' to town, and boy did they ever.? Remember the midterms?? Obama's allies and the Democrats certainly should have fought back out loud more often in their communities---we have to call these R's out and speak the truth.?? Now that Fox News has completely gone over to the dark side, they've brainwashed millions.? R's and the anti-democracy movement have been doing the "okey doke" on their base for the longest and successfully.? They've conned masses of people into voting against their best interests.? And, now they're going for the woman's right to choose, education, STEM subjects, voting rights, the court system, etc.? The long game.? Creating a nation of pliable idiots.? White, male minority rule.? The really stupid ones suffer at the hands of their masters and don't even know it.? (Although, a few of the militia members who expected Trump to come to their aid may be having a few moments of clarity, at least with respect to him.)? It's surreal that my daughters have fewer rights than we did growing up.? WA State codified the woman's right to choose in 1991.? Abortion has been legal since 1970.? ? I will say Biden is doing an excellent job in the face of such strong headwinds coming from all directions.? ?I refuse to give up hope.? ? -- Em |
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On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 04:39 PM, Emily Mae wrote:
It's surreal that my daughters have fewer rights than we did growing up.Generally speaking and certainly speaking if the anti-democrats take Congress and enact a national ban.? What's weird is it's hard to believe such lunacy could prevail, and yet, the lunacy keeps advancing.? I mean really, what in the heck is this in Illinois?? The guy is in jail, for goodness sake!? Utter lunacy.?? "Despite the circumstances surrounding his wife’s killing, Wilhoite — who initially lied about her whereabouts but later admitted to killing her after she attacked him, according to prosecutors — won his Republican primary on Tuesday for one of the three open seats on the Clinton Township Board." ? -- Em |
开云体育They just keep sinking lower and lower, probably because who else could they get to represent such insanity? ?If this guy wins, “legislating” from jail is totally fitting. Or from the basement of a pizza parlor… in a building that has no basement! ?That’s next.Sal On May 9, 2022, at 9:20 AM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 09:02 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
They just keep sinking lower and lower, probably because who else could they get to represent such insanity? ?It's surreal watching the loonies running for office and the loonies voting for them attempt a take over and take down of democracy and our rights.? They are simply "mental" (as the Brits say).? And stupid--ignorant, mindless, foolish.? What, seriously do you think the reasons?? Too much money in the hands of too few?? Fear, anger, rage is almost always rooted in economic insecurity and hardship.? Decades of neglecting our educational system?? Decades of systemic racism???Exploding religious fanaticism?? Humans are a warring species - hence the never-ending fight between war and peace, between "good and evil."? Why is there a collective obsession with strongmen?? The Republicans agree to send billions of dollars to Ukraine in the name of democracy as they actively work to sacrifice ours and our people here.? On another front, I've been listening to Nitin Sawhney of late...a unifier.? Nicki Wells has a lovely voice.?? ?? ? -- Em |
开云体育?Definitely most malaise is rooted in economic deprivation, which is pretty much what most deprivation ?comes down to. ? ?These right-wingers see others making advances while their wages, ?lifespans and health situations remain the same or go down and instead of holding responsible ?the “leaders” who are creating this populist devastation, instead blame anyone else. It should be perfectly obvious that these so-called leaders laugh at their ignorance and gullibility as soon as they get behind closed doors, but these people have been so brainwashed that it’s just easier to blame others. ?I mean, how much more obvious does it have to get than the Fox “News” hosts telling their viewers not to get vaccinated while they themselves are? ?And this is common knowledge, how can they not see how they’re being used? ?Do they all have a collective death wish? ?Its mass psychosis, brought to you by the party of “family values.” Not sure about humans being innately ?war-like, if the first wars really did start only about 3000 years ago that means for roughly about 99.9% of human history we got along just fine with each other without finding the need to kill en masse. ?Our “leaders” obviously have vested interests for starting and maintaining wars, again for mostly economic reasons. ?I’m pretty sure most regular people have no innate interest whatsoever in going out and fighting and dying to prop up a warped, predatory and exploitative economic system which then tosses them aside to live in poverty until the next time. ? Supposedly the US has been at war for its entire history save 5 years, 1975-80. ?It’s long past time for a reckoning.? Sal On May 21, 2022, at 10:56 AM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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I haven't studied the "origins of war," honestly. ?So for fun, I just googled it. ?Of course, there is a book by that very name. ?Here's the blurb:
When did war begin? Standard military accounts tend to start with the Graeco-Persian wars, laying undue emphasis on the preeminence of Greek heavy infantry. But, as this strikingly original and entertaining book shows, the origins of war can be traced back not to the Iron Age, or even to the Bronze Age, but to the emergence of settled life itself nearly 10,000 years ago. The military revolution that occurred then? The invention of major new weapons, the massive fortifications, the creation of strategy and tactics ultimately gave rise to the great war machines of ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Persia that dominated the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great. It is Arther Ferrill's thesis that in the period before Alexander there were two independent lines of military development: a Near Eastern one culminating in the expert integration of cavalry, skirmishers, and light infantry and a Greek one based on heavy infantry. When Philip and Alexander blended the two traditions in their crack Macedonian army, the result was a style of warfare that continued, despite technological changes, down to Napoleon. This newly revised edition presents detailed and copiously illustrated accounts of all the major battles on land and sea up to the fourth century b.c., analyzes weapons from the sling to the catapult, and discusses ancient strategy and tactics, making this a book for armchair historians everywhere. -------------------------------------------------------- "...mass psychosis,?brought to you by the party of “family values.” ?Good one. ? -- Em |
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