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A recent Marist poll for NPR and PBS NewsHour surveyed Americans' biggest concerns for the country's future, finding that "the rise of fascism and extremism" topped the list, at 31% of� U.S. adults.
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 02:45 PM PDT
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Facebook TwitterEmailPrintCopy article l Most years when we’re on the threshold of a new year, I don’t think about resolutions I probably can’t keep. But I do contemplate my life as a writer as I put aside prior works and enter a new ever-changing...
by eclift
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on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 01:25 PM PST
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There are obviously problems in the American electorate, that so many Americans seem dissatisfied with the life they lead in a free society, seem drawn to the fascist way of imposing on everyone — using the force of the state — a particular way of...
by AndySchmookler
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on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 08:38 AM PST
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For all the strife lately unleashed by White-washed, un-American neo-fascists, ain’t bipartisan love grand (at least, once in a while)? Take Ann “In Trump [As In God] We Trust” Coulter. (Please.) If memory serves, several years back she raised more...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Wed Sep 20, 2023 at 02:45 PM PDT
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Back on September 1, 2023 The NY Times editorial board used one of their headlines to do some implied false equivalence by omission. Partisan Politics Put a Huge Win for Public Health at Risk To make a long editorial short, it was all about how the...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Sep 06, 2023 at 05:46 AM PDT
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Small town "values” include (checks notes) these supposed “values”: Higher rates of gun deaths than urban areas Higher suicide rates than urban areas Higher incidence of domestic / spousal abuse than urban areas Higher rates of child abuse Higher rates...
by The Choobs
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on Sat Jul 22, 2023 at 02:47 PM PDT
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Let me jump into the religion discussion. It is a bit long, but I am attempting to demonstrate how religion shaped my life. I based my values on the Catholic values l learned in school. They served me well and enriched my life. I was born in Indiana to...
by mjw51295
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on Sat Feb 18, 2023 at 07:06 AM PST
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Content Warning: This topic discusses religion and religious theory, so caution is advised in reading this material. I describe and define; I do not proselyte. Ever. When I made my first post here on Daily Kos a couple of months ago, the J6 committee...
by Canticler
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on Sun Jan 15, 2023 at 08:02 AM PST
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Many Americans, looking at the GOP’s position on the issues, find themselves confused. Why would the party claiming to be the last bastion of reverence for “life” in America also be the party that supports 50,000 American gun deaths every year, the...
by thomhartmann
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on Fri Jul 29, 2022 at 07:22 AM PDT
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“Successful con men are treated with considerable respect in the South. A good slice of the settler population of that region were men who'd been given a choice between being shipped off to the New World in leg-irons and spending the rest of their...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Thu Jul 21, 2022 at 12:59 PM PDT
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Critical thinking skills seem to be lacking in the U.S. ….the world really. There are many reasons for it. Way back in the 1960s it was thought to be apathy. It’s easier to let other people do the “hard” thinking for us. We were told to “Trust the...
by JDWolverton
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on Sun May 01, 2022 at 10:49 AM PDT
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(Much of what follows can also be found in these separate yet interrelated diaries.) The propaganda that has been proliferating as of late has been especially dark, embued with a sense of either hopelessness, cynicism or resignation; also, there’s a...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Jan 25, 2022 at 01:00 PM PST
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I’d like to turn to remarks that Donald J. Trump Jr (DJT JR) made on December 19th at the most recent TPUSA conference. (TPUSA is the project of Charlie Kirk, the guy who had a follower recently stand up at a town council and ask, into a live...
by novapsyche
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on Thu Jan 20, 2022 at 01:22 PM PST
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Ministers, I come to you today to speak of remarks I’m sure you have heard already, from the son of our most previous Executive. I bring them to your attention nonetheless because they must be heard and understood for what they are, what they mean, and...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Dec 28, 2021 at 04:06 PM PST
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The bold policy proposals that make up the Build Back Better (BBB) plan President Biden and Democratic leaders moving through both houses of Congress right now have already won the support of most ...
by Ian Reifowitz
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on Sat Sep 25, 2021 at 06:29 AM PDT
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Welcome back to the weekly � Nuts & Bolts Guide � to small campaigns . Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to ...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sun Jul 25, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT
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I received an unsolicited magazine with a story about “The Democrats’ mammoth Covid stimulus bill”. The last paragraph quoted Ben White in Politico. The original quote is It will be a moment of glory for Biden when he signs the new relief act this...
by ecowyoming
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on Thu Apr 08, 2021 at 11:53 AM PDT
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On Wednesday, after weeks of Republican Party uselessness�with next to no ideas on how to provide relief for families,�children,�businesses, and Americans living during the time of COVID-19, the ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Mar 10, 2021 at 01:45 PM PST
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(First off — I’m very much a liberal dude far more for Bernie Sanders than Joe Biden — and I don’t consider myself at all wrong about that. But yeah — I’m writing about the importance of trust.) This is about our shared power. That is — the power...
by Ryan in FL
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on Sun Jan 24, 2021 at 09:59 AM PST
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I believe that Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the January 6th insurrection was an American Patriot and Hero who died protecting our Nation. Shouldn’t he, too, be awarded the honor of resting in this place of power for eternity? He gave his...
by pinkjimiphoton
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on Wed Jan 20, 2021 at 11:20 AM PST
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