tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post2109843553335189386..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.271-05:00Comments on Adventus: The Downside Of Having an idiot PresidentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-53080893658478027812018-02-27T10:52:38.852-06:002018-02-27T10:52:38.852-06:00Yeah, it is, isn't it? OTOH, early voting in ...Yeah, it is, isn't it? OTOH, early voting in Texas primaries is up substantially in Democratic primaries. Two years ago, it was sup substantially in the GOP primaries. I continue to believe voters in Texas have realized they have to vote, not just be thrilled to vote. I've also noticed many more Democratic candidates campaigning like they could win, rather than like they will be sacrificial lambs in a one-party state.<br /><br />The crisis of democracy may yet correct itself. I don't know how else it happens, except through an "Eric Killmonger" solution (kill everyone who disagrees with you. No, you aren't advocating that, but I keep reading articles about "Black Panther" which sympathize with the villain. I simply can't fathom it, except as a middle-class fantasy about how power works.)Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-58935340199467776962018-02-27T09:09:26.613-06:002018-02-27T09:09:26.613-06:00They could just put a decal on the door of Yosemit...They could just put a decal on the door of Yosemite Sam, it's probably about as likely to do anything. <br /><br />We are finding out what happens when at least a third of the country lives in minds furnished by TV crap, electing one of their own as president only to have his policy informed by FOX. <br /><br />That is a crisis of democracy. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.com