THE REAL THREAT (TO AMERICA)…

[Frank Apisa]

Yesterday's column by Paul Krugman in the New York Times ends with:

“America was viciously attacked 20 years ago. But even then, the call that mattered was coming from inside the house. The real threat to all this nation stands for is coming not from foreign suicide bombers but from our own right wing.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/o...xtremists.html

Yup. Krugman got that right!

[Hawkeye10]

Yesterday's column by Paul Krugman in the New York Times ends with:

“America was viciously attacked 20 years ago. But even then, the call that mattered was coming from inside the house. The real threat to all this nation stands for is coming not from foreign suicide bombers but from our own right wing.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/o...xtremists.html

Yup. Krugman got that right!

The New Puritans are not interested in suffering anyone who disagrees with them.

Our ancestors were mostly better.

[Hawkeye10]

I remember in the 90's arguing that Krugman was not worth listening to.

I mean it was that obvious.

[Hawkeye10]

There must be penalties for being wrong.






The End.

[Hawkeye10]

The failure to demand accountability...which in part means that you pay each time that you are wrong....has a lot to do with why the West is circling the drain.

[Walt]

The New Puritans are not interested in suffering anyone who disagrees with them.

Whenever I ask about the suffering, I get answers that everything is fantastic. There does seem to be a lot of self imposed suffering in the alt right, but there is also a lot more denial.

[Walt]

The failure to demand accountability...which in part means that you pay each time that you are wrong....has a lot to do with why the West is circling the drain.

Republicans do need to be held accountable.

[NiftyNiblick]

You're right, Francesco, my compare.

Krugman is one smart birthingpersonfucker.

[Jack]

Religious*Quacks. Right-wing or Islamic, both are a problem for America. Both want a Theocracy, both want their Religious (Sharia) Law to dominate Society.

[NiftyNiblick]

Religious*Quacks. Right-wing or Islamic, both are a problem for America. Both want a Theocracy, both want their Religious (Sharia) Law to dominate Society.

But in America, jihadists are a tiny minority while evangelical conservatives are a massive plague that makes covid look like the sniffles.

[Jack]

But in America, jihadists are a tiny minority while evangelical conservatives are a massive plague that makes covid look like the sniffles.

True.
Both groups use different tactics.

I can visualize a 'Christian Republic of America' before I can see a 'Islamic Republic of America', but either prospect is terrifying.

[NiftyNiblick]

True.
Both groups use different tactics.

I can visualize a 'Christian Republic of America' before I can see a 'Islamic Republic of America', but either prospect is terrifying.

I'm actually OK with a Christian Republic of America that doesn't include New England, New York, or the West Coast.
I've actually reached the point where I don't believe the 50-state American configuration will ever be viable again.

[Jack]

I'm actually OK with a Christian Republic of America that doesn't include New England, New York, or the West Coast.
I've actually reached the point where I don't believe the 50-state American configuration will ever be viable again.

I'm NOT OK with a 'Christian Republic of America'.

[NiftyNiblick]

I'm NOT OK with a 'Christian Republic of America'.

Not knowing where you live, I can't comment, Jack.

[Jack]

Not knowing where you live, I can't comment, Jack.

... the Deep South.