Observing from the sidelines, it appears as though the race is on to determine which minority group of zealots will have outsized if not complete influence on the future of our democratic republic: religious groups or wanna be fascists. Neither has appeal.
Welp, we now have a convicted felon who is a clueless, classless, churlish charlatan as president elect, nominating even dumber people, such as a nagnut for head of HHS who believes in 17th century science, and someone dumb enough to pay for sex with a 17 year old with Venmo. The clown show has started, the anti-intellectuals are at least nominally in charge, we shall see what rabbit holes these folks will go down.
For a concise explantion of why the current political landscape is as it is, one merely has to review and ponder Cipollo's 'Laws of Human Stupidity"
The spaceship Earth is a finite resource, why is it so little is being done to conserve this resource ? I am sure my grandchildren's granchildren will say of my generation: "they had so much, and they did so little".
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right, it is the spirit which seeks to understand the mind of other men and women, which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias.
Much that passes as idealism or patriotism is disguised hatred or love of power.
That whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent
to borrow a phrase: I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was
If I claim to be a wise man well then I surely do not know
Very open minded
Adventuresome
I like most sports, including Premier League matches, golf, rugby
I enjoy particpating in golf, tkd, bridge
The trouble with the world is that the stupid people are cocksure and the intelligent people are full of doubt