Like everything else in MAGAland, “civility” is a cloaking device; it’s “civility theater”, a performative normality that too many of us, cultured in its propriety, have failed to recognize. I insist that these people cannot tell the difference; they truly believe their mimickry is the real thing, lending a certain appearance of emotional certitude to their delivery of foolish artifice and absolute rubbish. They themselves know they’re lying but it’s of zero concern; their lack of morality gives them no pause – it’s all in a day’s dissemblance. The only thing they understand is defeat. There is no reasoning to hope for.
It may seem ironic that predators have slid the country so far to the right that what what we all must wake up to, is that the historical center is moving back to the actual center. We've been lulled into acceptance of the creeping (and creepy) counter-revolution so long that history itself has tilted reality’s center back to the left without us noticing.
To wit: the country was founded on the idea of a republic where liberal values mean that we struggle/work together toward a more perfect union -- that is, liberal values are central to our politics, where neither left nor right get a free pass nor privilege. The monarchist "conservatives", thrown out of their slave-supported caste system, and revealed as the emotionally-defective minds they are, has had to abandon monarchism in favor of a new form of caste society feudalism -- technofeudalism, fueled by wealth -- adopting technocratic cloaking of “civility” to skew reality, and now hitting full post-Reconstruction stride as Bad Faith Repugnicanism, now bearing fruit as outright fascism.
The Supreme Court has been in the business, of late, of dodgy oscillation from one ruse to another, alternately posing as originalists when it allows them to circumvent coping with historical change, and then, when the original meanings of everything expose the Court majority's rejection of that historical reality, they flip to mealy-mouthed sophistry and obfuscation, "shadow" play, and direct encouragement of fascism's enablers. There is only one way to deal with fascists – defeat them. Not just in this battle or the next, but to the core of its source. It is a long agenda and we must root them out or suffer a regurgitation at a later date.
To call it “grotesque” is incredibly kind, but it IS hard to find a better word. The wedding in Venice is akin to the complete grotesque, penis-shaped launch into orbit of Sanchez and other women a number of weeks ago.
Evil. There it is. Yes, evil, all of it is evil.
Much appreciate your evident disdain for the inane and that much more your rejection of the men who are striving to strip us all of our inheritance.
I do also appreciate your sense of humor. It is much, much needed at this time.
Humility, as you reference, is the kryptonite to the Trump administration that we need to save ourselves.
That said, for those who see and feel through the smoke and mirrors of malignant, Machiavellian characters, we have every right and need to call them out.
There are men in places we would least expect and want that fit the description. They are fucking scary (bogeyman level, no conscience or morality, devoid of humanity - speaking from personal experience) but, when understood, their ego weaknesses can be exploited to halt them in their tracks. And you are 💯 correct: justice is required. They have beyond crossed the line.
Donald Trump tells the story of the woman taking in the frozen snake which then bites her, saying "You knew I was a snake when you took me in." Same story with the frog ferrying the scorpion over the river. Even the bereft Donald Trump knows what a con man is :-) Voters invited him in and now he's biting and stinging in every direction and we still have people saying, "Let us sit together." Thank you, Mike, for another great articulation.
I’m wondering why you’ve been defending yourself for the last 20 minutes. This is your blog ; we’re signed on because we are interested in what you have to say. Explain what you mean if someone has a question, but otherwise you don’t have to justify yourself. If someone criticizes you, that’s his point of view, that’s all. I criticized you once and you ignored me. But that’s better than getting bogged down. I’m leaving this bog.
Thanks ☺️! I want to read everything that Mike has written. He’s an extraordinary human being ! His readers’ comments are interesting too. It helps counter the pain and fear of what’s happening.
Like everything else in MAGAland, “civility” is a cloaking device; it’s “civility theater”, a performative normality that too many of us, cultured in its propriety, have failed to recognize. I insist that these people cannot tell the difference; they truly believe their mimickry is the real thing, lending a certain appearance of emotional certitude to their delivery of foolish artifice and absolute rubbish. They themselves know they’re lying but it’s of zero concern; their lack of morality gives them no pause – it’s all in a day’s dissemblance. The only thing they understand is defeat. There is no reasoning to hope for.
It may seem ironic that predators have slid the country so far to the right that what what we all must wake up to, is that the historical center is moving back to the actual center. We've been lulled into acceptance of the creeping (and creepy) counter-revolution so long that history itself has tilted reality’s center back to the left without us noticing.
To wit: the country was founded on the idea of a republic where liberal values mean that we struggle/work together toward a more perfect union -- that is, liberal values are central to our politics, where neither left nor right get a free pass nor privilege. The monarchist "conservatives", thrown out of their slave-supported caste system, and revealed as the emotionally-defective minds they are, has had to abandon monarchism in favor of a new form of caste society feudalism -- technofeudalism, fueled by wealth -- adopting technocratic cloaking of “civility” to skew reality, and now hitting full post-Reconstruction stride as Bad Faith Repugnicanism, now bearing fruit as outright fascism.
The Supreme Court has been in the business, of late, of dodgy oscillation from one ruse to another, alternately posing as originalists when it allows them to circumvent coping with historical change, and then, when the original meanings of everything expose the Court majority's rejection of that historical reality, they flip to mealy-mouthed sophistry and obfuscation, "shadow" play, and direct encouragement of fascism's enablers. There is only one way to deal with fascists – defeat them. Not just in this battle or the next, but to the core of its source. It is a long agenda and we must root them out or suffer a regurgitation at a later date.
To call it “grotesque” is incredibly kind, but it IS hard to find a better word. The wedding in Venice is akin to the complete grotesque, penis-shaped launch into orbit of Sanchez and other women a number of weeks ago.
Evil. There it is. Yes, evil, all of it is evil.
Much appreciate your evident disdain for the inane and that much more your rejection of the men who are striving to strip us all of our inheritance.
I do also appreciate your sense of humor. It is much, much needed at this time.
Humility, as you reference, is the kryptonite to the Trump administration that we need to save ourselves.
That said, for those who see and feel through the smoke and mirrors of malignant, Machiavellian characters, we have every right and need to call them out.
There are men in places we would least expect and want that fit the description. They are fucking scary (bogeyman level, no conscience or morality, devoid of humanity - speaking from personal experience) but, when understood, their ego weaknesses can be exploited to halt them in their tracks. And you are 💯 correct: justice is required. They have beyond crossed the line.
Thank you for your work. 🤲✊
Bravo
Donald Trump tells the story of the woman taking in the frozen snake which then bites her, saying "You knew I was a snake when you took me in." Same story with the frog ferrying the scorpion over the river. Even the bereft Donald Trump knows what a con man is :-) Voters invited him in and now he's biting and stinging in every direction and we still have people saying, "Let us sit together." Thank you, Mike, for another great articulation.
Moral sins that we are paying the price for!
I’m wondering why you’ve been defending yourself for the last 20 minutes. This is your blog ; we’re signed on because we are interested in what you have to say. Explain what you mean if someone has a question, but otherwise you don’t have to justify yourself. If someone criticizes you, that’s his point of view, that’s all. I criticized you once and you ignored me. But that’s better than getting bogged down. I’m leaving this bog.
That's the spirit. Reasoned debate sucks, mike drop, I'm out.
I didn’t say that reasoned debate sucks - there was no debate.
Good to see you're still here : )
Thanks ☺️! I want to read everything that Mike has written. He’s an extraordinary human being ! His readers’ comments are interesting too. It helps counter the pain and fear of what’s happening.
Agree. I only wish he had a wider audience. The world would be a better place if people were listening to Mike instead of Joe Rogan and his ilk.
I completely agree.