When fascism came to America it came clutching a bible and waving the flag. On January 20, 2025. A ll worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death. Knowing this, one should, from the very first, renounce acquisitions and storing-up, and building, and meeting; and, faithful to the commands of an eminent Guru, set about realizing the Truth. That alone is the best of religious observances. Milarepa Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. Rumi Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom. Rumi Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future . ...
Looks like Trump's takeover of DOJ is raising some hackles, even among legitimate GOP types.
ReplyDeleteRemember Caligula? Promoted his favorite race horse to Premier: his admiring sycophants cheered,
but there were murmurs. Before long he was assassinated by his own. Perhaps what we are seeing is
an unusual example of the 'power corrupts' paradigm. If one is already powerful, used to getting
their own way, a practiced bully totally lacking in empathy or foresight, and gets elected to the
most important position in the country, it sort of explains things. We shall see how the power
of democracy handles this affront....
It does seem more REAL conservatives, you know, the ones with respect for the rule of law, our constitution, and individual liberties are starting to speak up and out. A good thing. Hopefully it is not too little and too late.
DeleteTomorrow's post is on this subject as well.
As I watched it @YouTube, the number of views went up from 1,081,231
ReplyDeleteto 1,088,104. Looking through the 800+ comments there, they were all
favorable and enthusiastic. Wonder if a fellow who hates criticism
likes being laughed at?
Um, my guess BB Idaho is the orange blob is likely seething inside his whittle ole pouting vengeful self. The dude wanna be has absolutely zero self awareness.
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