RIP, Gorby. And while recognizing his "providential sense of purpose," can we at least admit it emerged only after Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II showed THEIR "unwillingness to bend" to HIM? See, e.g., their refusal to abandon Lech Walesa and his trade unionists in JPII's Poland; Reagan's walk-out in Reykjavic over Gorby's insistence that the U.S. shut down its missile shield system (which today's leftists were then dismissing as "Star Wars"); and their unyielding support for freedom in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Albania, Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. So sure: "we should celebrate" the fact that Gorby did in the end "get it 100% right" -- he did finally "Take down this wall!" But let's also give a hat tip to the man who demanded he do so -- and to both the Iron Lady and the Saint who backed that demand to the hilt.
Red States have the highest obesity rates and chronic illnesses in the entire U.S. They are not filled with expert survivalists, military strategists, MacGyvers and Rambos. Lived in Red States 95% of my life. They can hunt, drink beer, complain about the "coloreds" and Liberals, and cheer on their football teams. Lol. I don't know where this "Daniel Boone" fantasy about Red State people came from....wait....probably them.
There is no "kid herding cattle" in West Texas anymore. Agriculture today is mechanized/automated and run by Fortune 500 Agribusinesses. The only ones doing labor are seasonal migrant farmer laborers. They same ones Red State people hate so much.
Also, your coal miner has COPD and black lung disease. He also probably has chronic back pain and is addicted to Oxycontin.
Red States have the highest obesity rates and chronic illnesses in the country. There is no kid "handling cattle" in West Texas anymore. All your coal miners have black lung disease and COPD.
Agriculture is completely automated/mechanized and owned by big companies. The only ones doing labor are undocumented migrant farm laborers.
Joe Biden does not have to apologize. He did not "slander tens of millions of Americans by calling them fascist".
He only called one man and his henchmen "fascist" and quite rightfully so.
In 1932 close to 12 million Germans voted for the German Nazi Party. These people weren't all genuine Nazis. A lot of them were only way too naiv and shortsighted to realize who and what they were really voting for. Part of their problem was that they did not take serious what Hitler told them about his intentions upfront, especially how he saw democracy, only as a means to get into power and then destroy it to stay in power. Trump's first attempt to do so in the US only narrowly failed and now he's laying the groundwork to finish American democracy off by eliminating those Republicans who were principled enough to stand their ground for democracy and not allow Trump to steal the last election and replacing them with spineless puppets who will do what they are told to when push comes to shove.
With Trump's voters it's quite a similar story as with Hitler's. It's not that Trump hides his intentions to do way with American democracy, just like Hitler did not make a secret out of his plan to destroy German democracy back in the day. And as well as too many Germans voted for their menace too many Americans will vote for their's. Trump won't need a majority to win the next presidential election. He'll just need a big enough minority for his henchmen to cheat it into a majority and that will be the end of America as we know it.....
Biden and the Democrats are literally subverting democracy as I write this. They misuse their power to search and seize, they use their power to censor dissenting voices on social media, they vilify their opponents in the most ugly terms. Soon they will be calling republicans rats.
Who is more of a threat? The ones in power or the ones not in power? A little common sense here. Maybe you should be looking for parallels between Hitler and Biden. It would be more relevant.
Remember that the left in this country is always doing what it accuses the right of doing. Biden’s speech is terrifying because of the accusations and what it means he and the Democrats are actively doing right now.
You seem to suggest that the chaos in Portland is inevitable and could not have been precluded by basic competent governance which seems in short supply there.
Your take on politics reflects your total bias, but also lack of education on the issues. No, not issues like abortion, but rather how special elections and rank choice voting work. Be careful offering opinions on things you quite clearly don't understand.
I say we take this limbo stick down a notch! Meghan you knocked it out of the limbo park this week! (Which might be a bad thing to do, now that I think about it...)
First time reader of your work, Meghan--thank you! I gave up legacy media a long time ago and patch together other voices when I have time. Currently my time is spent teaching young Americans how to read, write, and think critically. The first piece we worked on in Rhetoric was Bari's Resignation Letter!
Thinking further about Diablo Canyon, and especially Germany and the Greens insisting on shutting down nuclear, and as a result scrambling to reopen coal fired power plants.
I’d like for some enterprising journalist to go interview Hanoi Jane Fonda and ask her how she feels about the reality that the demonization of nuclear that she lead is now moving into the inevitable consequences of more and more co2 emissions in the west and the whole world.
Because that is the only way civilization continues with no nuclear.
Throw it right in her face and film the reaction as it dawns on her what she’s done.
Most of this isnt news at all. Pretty disappointing effort
Oh, Meghan…
https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/09/06/why-meghan-is-queen-of-the-narcissists/
RIP, Gorby. And while recognizing his "providential sense of purpose," can we at least admit it emerged only after Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II showed THEIR "unwillingness to bend" to HIM? See, e.g., their refusal to abandon Lech Walesa and his trade unionists in JPII's Poland; Reagan's walk-out in Reykjavic over Gorby's insistence that the U.S. shut down its missile shield system (which today's leftists were then dismissing as "Star Wars"); and their unyielding support for freedom in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Albania, Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. So sure: "we should celebrate" the fact that Gorby did in the end "get it 100% right" -- he did finally "Take down this wall!" But let's also give a hat tip to the man who demanded he do so -- and to both the Iron Lady and the Saint who backed that demand to the hilt.
Red States have the highest obesity rates and chronic illnesses in the entire U.S. They are not filled with expert survivalists, military strategists, MacGyvers and Rambos. Lived in Red States 95% of my life. They can hunt, drink beer, complain about the "coloreds" and Liberals, and cheer on their football teams. Lol. I don't know where this "Daniel Boone" fantasy about Red State people came from....wait....probably them.
There is no "kid herding cattle" in West Texas anymore. Agriculture today is mechanized/automated and run by Fortune 500 Agribusinesses. The only ones doing labor are seasonal migrant farmer laborers. They same ones Red State people hate so much.
Also, your coal miner has COPD and black lung disease. He also probably has chronic back pain and is addicted to Oxycontin.
Oh...along with COPD and black lung disease, your coal miner also probably has chronic back pain and is addicted to Oxycontin.
Red States have the highest obesity rates and chronic illnesses in the country. There is no kid "handling cattle" in West Texas anymore. All your coal miners have black lung disease and COPD.
Agriculture is completely automated/mechanized and owned by big companies. The only ones doing labor are undocumented migrant farm laborers.
Joe Biden does not have to apologize. He did not "slander tens of millions of Americans by calling them fascist".
He only called one man and his henchmen "fascist" and quite rightfully so.
In 1932 close to 12 million Germans voted for the German Nazi Party. These people weren't all genuine Nazis. A lot of them were only way too naiv and shortsighted to realize who and what they were really voting for. Part of their problem was that they did not take serious what Hitler told them about his intentions upfront, especially how he saw democracy, only as a means to get into power and then destroy it to stay in power. Trump's first attempt to do so in the US only narrowly failed and now he's laying the groundwork to finish American democracy off by eliminating those Republicans who were principled enough to stand their ground for democracy and not allow Trump to steal the last election and replacing them with spineless puppets who will do what they are told to when push comes to shove.
With Trump's voters it's quite a similar story as with Hitler's. It's not that Trump hides his intentions to do way with American democracy, just like Hitler did not make a secret out of his plan to destroy German democracy back in the day. And as well as too many Germans voted for their menace too many Americans will vote for their's. Trump won't need a majority to win the next presidential election. He'll just need a big enough minority for his henchmen to cheat it into a majority and that will be the end of America as we know it.....
Biden and the Democrats are literally subverting democracy as I write this. They misuse their power to search and seize, they use their power to censor dissenting voices on social media, they vilify their opponents in the most ugly terms. Soon they will be calling republicans rats.
Who is more of a threat? The ones in power or the ones not in power? A little common sense here. Maybe you should be looking for parallels between Hitler and Biden. It would be more relevant.
Remember that the left in this country is always doing what it accuses the right of doing. Biden’s speech is terrifying because of the accusations and what it means he and the Democrats are actively doing right now.
You seem to suggest that the chaos in Portland is inevitable and could not have been precluded by basic competent governance which seems in short supply there.
Your take on politics reflects your total bias, but also lack of education on the issues. No, not issues like abortion, but rather how special elections and rank choice voting work. Be careful offering opinions on things you quite clearly don't understand.
Oh wait, he did. Then the Cino imbecile forgot and the next day he said he didn’t. I’m sorry but your emperor has no clothes. Pathetic fool
I say we take this limbo stick down a notch! Meghan you knocked it out of the limbo park this week! (Which might be a bad thing to do, now that I think about it...)
Thanks, Meghan! Great work!
Excellent job, Meghan! Loved your article!
First time reader of your work, Meghan--thank you! I gave up legacy media a long time ago and patch together other voices when I have time. Currently my time is spent teaching young Americans how to read, write, and think critically. The first piece we worked on in Rhetoric was Bari's Resignation Letter!
In a parallel universe, every college senior would be made to read Bari's resignation letter as a graduation requirement.
Very nice to have you here...I look forward to return visits.
Thinking further about Diablo Canyon, and especially Germany and the Greens insisting on shutting down nuclear, and as a result scrambling to reopen coal fired power plants.
I’d like for some enterprising journalist to go interview Hanoi Jane Fonda and ask her how she feels about the reality that the demonization of nuclear that she lead is now moving into the inevitable consequences of more and more co2 emissions in the west and the whole world.
Because that is the only way civilization continues with no nuclear.
Throw it right in her face and film the reaction as it dawns on her what she’s done.
Then post it around the world.