Freedom in America, free-dumb, is about not having to ever engage with the struggle of being human — just go out and be as selfish as you please.
Carry a gun to Starbucks.
Don’t wear a mask.
Don’t let anyone have healthcare, including yourself.
The vicious cycle goes on.
Freedom in Canada and Europe, though, is totally opposite to this: it’s about having the basics, so you can engage with the higher struggles, the struggles for love, self-definition, truth, beauty, purpose — and therefore reach a much, much higher plateau as a human being.”
Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. (1)
With her first swallow of coffee, she takes her daily medication.
Her medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised. (2)
All but $10 of her medications are paid for by her employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Sue gets it too. (3)
A Democratic Election Sweep Would Be Great for the Economy
Economic outlook is decidedly bearish on Republicans and weakest under scenario in which Trump and Republicans sweep Congress and fully adopt their economic agenda
If Trump wins— it is not until first half of 2024 that economy returns to full employment…unemployment remains persistently higher…labor force participation rate that never fully recovers to its pre-pandemic highs…real after-tax income does not change much during Trump’s term
Economy suffers in Trump’s second term, as we expect he’ll double down on foreign trade/immigration policies.
20 serious points of comparison between early Hitler and Trump
1. Neither was elected by a majority. Once installed Hitler set about demonizing his political opponents, and no one mounted a serious effort to stop him
2. Both Trump and Hitler found direct communication channels to their base. Hitler found direct communication pathway—the Nazi Party gave out radios with only one channel, tuned to Hitler’s voice, bypassing Germany’s news media