On January 24, 2017, Polish journalist and activist Martin Mycielsky published a piece on Twitter called “Year 1 Under Authoritarianism: What to Expect.” He did this warn Americans about what to expect during Trump’s first year in office, and to encourage us to fight back. (Interestingly, the document is still there, on Musk’s “X.”) Later … Read more
The veil is off. The pretense is gone. What has long been visible to the discerning is now blatantly obvious to all. Republican policy hurts people. It hurts them deliberately and mercilessly. If you cannot see it now, your sense of intellectual discernment and your moral compass are both severely compromised. You need to be … Read more
In 1961, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton published Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, which is a book on the psychology of brainwashing (which he called “thought reform”). Lifton’s research subjects included American servicemen who had been held captive during the Korean War, and Chinese people who had fled their homeland after having been indoctrinated … Read more
There is a growing list of longtime Republican politicians, lawmakers, and pundits who will be voting for Kamala Harris because Trump is dangerous. The following is a list of what some of them have to say: I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states. As a … Read more
In his 2005 book “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed,” Jared Diamond listed three indicators that a society was going to collapse. He based his findings on a study of three historical societies: the Pueblo civilization in Chaco Canyon between 850 and 1250 CE, the Mayan civilization in Mesoamerica from 250 to 950 … Read more
Before you decide which candidates to vote for, before you decide which political party best represents you, before you champion politicians whom you believe have your best interests in mind, it is very important that you examine the chart above. It contains the latest information about just who owns the United States. Stolen pie Americans … Read more
Now that the Justice Department has indicted the former President on 31 counts of “willful retention” of classified documents, the Republican propaganda machine is going wild. Of interest to members of the LDS Church should be the vastly differing responses of Utah’s two Republican senators. Mitt Romney Like all Americans, Mr. Trump is entitled to … Read more
It is well-known that politics can be divisive. This is especially true in our current climate of distrust, class division, and demonization of political opponents. In LDS Church meetings the general understanding is “We shouldn’t discuss politics in Church.” This frequently heard statement is based on a vague sense of an actual Church policy (which, … Read more