My grandmother used to buy National Enquirer for entertainment news, not the crazy alien babies stories. I swear those rags were preparing people for insane conspiracy theories. I never thought people would take them seriously.
While these authoritarians use ideology to attract followers, their ultimate goal is power & control. And they have infiltrated the UN. The UNSC is dominated by authoritarians.
I watched TRMS on MSNBC tonight. Bernie Sanders was interviewed on his opinion about Manchin.
I’m getting extremely frustrated with progressives and their unrealistic expectations in Canada and the US. And wishy washy Liberals are seriously pissing me off as well.
I understand peaceniks’ inability to use force to achieve a goal. I too have limitations due to PTSD.
That is self awareness. Regardless of personal ambitions, leaders require awareness of their personal limitations.
Sometimes others are more suited to completing a task.
Fighting authoritarianism and those who are currently using it to dismantle democracy is one of those tasks better suited to others.
Force is required to push back on authoritarians. There are no other negotiating tactics or verbal demands that will change the power dynamics.
Stretched finances shouldn’t mean sub quality masks.
The perfect gift is one that will protect lives. A box or two of N95 masks. Or more if you can afford it.
If our govt were caring they might subsidize N95 masks for those who qualify for carbon levy rebates.
Buying in bulk reduces the cost per mask.
But conservative premiers don’t really care about public health. They want people to get infected to develop herd immunity. And they are prepared to lose people to death or long term illness and focus on the strongest who survive.
We can’t do much during a covid wave. But making life a tiny bit easier for those bearing the burden of caring for patients who are severely ill is well worth some praise.
Better yet, we should join her in assisting with snow removal for those who have extra stress either due to illness or caring for someone who is sick.
Neighbours and family can shovel driveways and walkways for the less abled and essential workers.
We can send care packages to hospitals and places where essential workers are performing their work. We can leave a coffee gift card for sanitation workers. A thank you card with gift cards for grocery workers. Purchase an extra food bank package when we shop for groceries.
People have no concept of true deprivation and exclusion.
We live in one of the wealthiest nations. We have access to world class healthcare and our country is not besot by war and poverty. We have access to vaccine guaranteeing us first in line for a third dose as booster.
While groceries have become a bit more expensive, there are limited shortages. We live in a northern climate yet still have access to fresh produce and products from across the globe.
Most of us have access to personal transportation, but public transport is available.
Seth Abramson hit the nail on the head exposing Perry as a leader in the Ukraine/Biden fake scandal. So it should not be a surprise to see Perry identified as the original champion of the J6 insurrection plot.
Rick Perry is a much bigger player than people had assumed.
What is Perry connected to geographically, through investments and business deals and sells as a “right” to his Dominionist supporters?
Fossil Fuel extraction. That was what Ukraine scandal was about. Cushy reward with secret natural gas deal for Perry and a couple cronies.
So how does that relate to J6?.
It’s long been known that Charles Koch has largely funded or arranged for ongoing funding within his industry’s community for libertarian Think Tanks. Those Think Tanks were used to organize and plan the insurrection & recruit “warriors”.
Wasn’t Perry involved in the Ukraine Biden scandal that was Trump trying to win the 2020 election too? The one that was the first Impeachment Trial in the Senate?