Kevin Passmore’s definition of fascism has ten characteristics split across five main areas. Donald matches or partially matches all of the characteristics.
Donald Trump is still a fascist – Part Four
Horrible things said and done by Donald and his Administration – November 2017
November 2017 saw Donald and his minions say or do at least 146 horrible things.
My canned response from Senator Cory Gardner regarding Graham-Cassidy
Cory Gardner will be voting for Graham-Cassidy, and will be sending his own staunchest supporters to healthcare Hell along with the poor, minorities, and women.
The Republicans’ ‘trolley problem’
by djerrid The “trolley problem” is a classic philosophical moral dilemma. The thought experiment is as such: A runaway trolley is speeding down the rails where it will hit a group of […]
Obamacare repeal exposes House Republicans’ policy nakedness (update #2)
After seven years of political games without having to govern, House Republicans are damned if they repeal Obamacare, and damned if they don’t.
Nearly everything you need to know about TrumpCare
Democrats spent four months just writing the Affordable Care Act, with public input, and it took another six months of amendments and political wrangling before it passed. Trumpcare? Written in private in a few weeks with no public input, and it’s being rushed through Congress. That tells you almost everything you need to know right there.
What is a liberal? Fairness is my core value
I’ve been thinking about my values a lot since the election, and I’ve realized what my most fundamental value is – fairness.
Give the world a lever long enough and it will move even introverts into action
This morning I had some spam hit my email that I very nearly didn’t delete. I stopped, read it, nearly pulled it out of my spam trap, but ultimately deleted it. It […]
Donald Trump is a fascist, Part Four
Why Donald Trump is a fascist, part four of an eight part essay. Fascism according to historian Kevin Passmore’s definition.
Should the First Amendment protect lying?
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus case asks SCotUS to extend constitutional protections to to those who intentionally lie to voters. I do not know anyone whose parents or church taught them […]
