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Are secular elements of society any worse now compared to previous eras? Photo by   Bob Coyne   on  Unsplash First posted on Medium . . For over 5 decades we’ve heard how the 1960s was so damaging to American society. There are many reasons to be doubtful of such pronouncements or assessments. The   secular-society-is-more-decadent-then-or-now   narrative is too scripted and trite. The ringing of its supposed truth should even set off a tin-eared bullshit detector. Its dissonance is deafening, and definitely disconcerting.   How were the anti-war demonstrations, riots caused by racists, summers of love, and checking out via LSD of the 1960s worse than the 1930s, when America sat on its isolation ass, and let the Nazis annihilate Jews and destroy Europe?   Americans who quickly discern decadence have never been too aware of human suffering, and barely concern themselves with it. . We went into Vietnam, other Asian nations, Caribbean and Middle East nati...

Photo by   Ningyu He   on  Unsplash . First published on Medium . . How do you begin something that has so many connective elements? Where does a complicated yet necessary conversation get started? What if we wanted to solve a policy matter you are most concerned about, yet also mine, and a thousand others?   We all go to our a local politician, a state legislator, and congressperson, but if that has been done, is still being done, and must continually be done,   will any of us change the political policy dynamic?   Hopefully. Maybe. Probably not.   This is a constant, often impossible dilemma to escape from. . The dilemma is even more impossible when you consider every valid policy desired. Yes, I   could   be an exceptional advocate for my issue or issues, but it is likely only a few, out of many exceptional advocates, will break through the muddle. Also think of how many fade away just before their goal could have been accomplished. The po...

Photo by   Jonathan Cooper   on  Unsplash First published on Medium . .  Nobody can overcome everyone of their individual faults, so why not vote for someone with every fault there is. Working Title of Trump 2024 Campaign Slogan. . When people get mad at me for what I say… I reflexively get mad at them for getting mad at me for having thoughts they were afraid to have, and luckily for them, they didn't. Avoid my thoughts, I beg you! . Only the truth can save you! A Working Title for Trump, never. . Try to make yourself comfortable. My Titanic just set sail. . Most traffic stops are done by white cops who are   fairness flops . Roseville   Data •   RPD Stops   Data • Also   MPLS PD Stops , updated 24/7/365 . Movies are hardly ever what you want them to be. Did the Titanic really need to sink, again? Disappointment abounds. . White people are not actually that bad. They merely severely lack personal responsibility for their racism. . Grist...

  Photo by   Mark Paton   on  Unsplash . First published on Medium . . Felons are the menace… But whites lock up Black Americans at almost four times the rate of whites because whites are   merely  colorblind to disparate impact and tone deaf to injustice. . I was cautious at one time… But recently, I threw my caution towel in to the wind. . What do we really know? And when will we ever care to really know it? . You should wear a mask to save others and yourself… Unless you’re all messed up like Texas. . Minnesota felons cannot vote because they are disproportionately Black Americans and American Indian. Voting is best done by those able to disproportionately lock up the most people they want disenfranchised. . COVID-19 has killed so many people… Not even Republicans can fathom it. . I broke the heart of the banking system. So now it wants to be home alone. . Experts are needed… Unless it is something like climate change or COVID-19, then pundits and politi...

Photo by   Allen Taylor   on  Unsplash . First published on Medium . . We are not alone… That means COVID is   not   over, said parents on a winter day who have one child or more. . When our government attempts to do something good for Americans… Freedom and liberty plagiarists demand that we have contempt for science that could save our lives. . Live, Laugh, and Love. You can only pick one if it is the 13th month of COVID. Or none of the above,   a.k.a.   only crying. Photo by   Mehrnegar Dolatmand   on  Unsplash . . Money is not the object of all our desires. That said, I just left a few Hamiltons at a nearby entertainment enterprise, after having my way with a Benjamin or two. . Home Sweet Home. In the year 2119, the quaint saying is found in a 100 year time capsule. The first time the saying has been read since the capsule was buried. . In time of emergency… Lives will be messed up by Texas utilities. . QANON   is not on the No...