I watch a lot of these clips and this is a good one. If you've been wondering why Mark Meadows is so dumb and so craven, here is the answer.
The lesson: We must NEVER let this happen again.
The lesson: We must NEVER let this happen again.
There's a ton of important points in the above clip about Jan 6 and the Republican party's authoritarian path in general.
It's got me thinking again about why I decided to run for the hills on 1/6. We all have choices and we are accountable for them - to ourselves at least.
It's got me thinking again about why I decided to run for the hills on 1/6. We all have choices and we are accountable for them - to ourselves at least.
I'm just a random spectator and in no way involved in any of this but I still recognized I was at a crossroads. I could either stay in/adjacent to Cult 45, or I could take a stand against it.
Hardly anyone I knew from the cult has left it, like I did.
Hardly anyone I knew from the cult has left it, like I did.
I even had people I had known & been close to since years before TFG ran for office, who summarily banished me for being so "disloyal" to Dear Leader.
I was surprised but not "hurt" by it. I've spent almost a year trying to understand why otherwise high IQ people are sucked in.
I was surprised but not "hurt" by it. I've spent almost a year trying to understand why otherwise high IQ people are sucked in.
I've figured out that intelligence is no protector from the draw of an elaborate cult / scam / psyop.
Critical thinking is a better protector. We have an epidemic of gullibility, accelerated by the double edged sword that is the internet, and social media in particular.
Critical thinking is a better protector. We have an epidemic of gullibility, accelerated by the double edged sword that is the internet, and social media in particular.
Social media has been around for exactly as long as the internet has been in use by the public. It was just more clunky. It was possible in the early 1990s to use it for nefarious purposes like planning a coup attempt, for example. It became easier to do in the 2000s.
In the 1980s we marveled at the Polish Solidarity movement's use of the humble fax machine to coordinate a quiet revolution against the Soviet satellite regime that had held power since 1947 by the barrel of a gun.
The means by which criminals and tyrants can end your country's democracy will always be available in some form. The means cannot be outlawed.
The best protection is an educated and aware populace.
We can use the internet for good, just as our opponents use it for evil.
The best protection is an educated and aware populace.
We can use the internet for good, just as our opponents use it for evil.
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