America has developed slowly over time righting the wrongs that existed as time passed. One of the greatest wrongs was slavery; it took over 400 thousand Union deaths to stop it and over 300,000 Confederate deaths to defend it. There has always been a tug between hanging on to the status quo or moving forward…
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The Trump Followers Views of January 6, 2021 – It Was Only A Small Group
A Trumper makes the incredible assertion in discussing the January 6 riot: “What about claiming that the election was stolen? That’s an opinion. Americans have a right to express their opinions.” You wonder what that means in the context of the riot. No one doubts you can express your wacky belief that the election was…
The Trump Followers Views of January 6, 2021 – Nothing of Note Really Happened?
The Trumpers and QAnons in Congress and those spread throughout the country who speak about this uprising on January 6 tell us there were other riots over time in our country. One went back to the 1954 attack in the House of Representative by four Puerto Rican nationalists which ended up wounding five Congressmen. But…
The Trump Followers Views of January 6, 2021 – Why Were They There?
I returned to Trump over the past few days to gain an insight into the thinking of his followers who suggest they are conservatives when they are really Trumpers and QAnons which is a totally different thing. I wondered what they thought about and how they justified the January 6, 2021 attack on our Capitol…
Why the Amazon Union Lost: It Forgot History of the American Worker
On occasion I would read something about the union organizing at the Amazon plant in Alabama and scratch my head and wonder: “Don’t these folk know about the history of union organizing in America?” About the time the vote got underway Bernie Sanders showed up. If you knew American labor history you would think Jeff…
Looking Back on Mask Wearing: How The Idea Was Thought A Liberal Ploy
Shortly after it all began on March 21, 2020, I made a pitch on this blog saying: “Were I in a position of power to do so, I’d prohibit any person going outside without a mask. You say we have a shortage of them. That’s not true. We can make our own. Let’s start doing…