Too many of our fellow Americans have not developed the crucial skills that lead to opportunity and freedom; the abilities to learn, teach, and make good decisions. People who have learned to choose lies and propaganda that reinforce their beliefs are dangerously unskilled learners. These poorly educated citizens make easy targets for the onslaught of fake news spewed from the oligarch-controlled media which compels them to make bad decisions, and then we are all forced to pay for their negative externalities. People born with a brain that works reasonably well come into this world with an overpowering desire to learn, and that craving endures unless it is somehow repressed. When that happens, it is a crime against not just that citizen, but the rest of us as well. Those of us who have lost their passion to learn are victims, just like those of our citizens who would love to have the opportunity to learn, but will never get it. The heartbreaking fact is that the chance to get a great education is denied to millions of Americans because our public sector elected officials have chosen to not create and maintain a role model education system, which is provably the best investment that can be made for our democracy. These public sector decision-makers are commanded to sacrifice our tax dollars (as well as our health, security, and commons) to service their faction-masters. Their learning deficiencies are manifested by their ignorance and stupidity, making them more likely to be tragically bad at good decision-making.

Earlier than Rome; I remember a history book that discussed how ancient Greece "committed suicide", which was about right at least as far as Athenian style democracry was concerned. Fundamentally the problem is an educational system that doesn't encourage creative and indepenent thinking based on testable facts rather than memorization, and asks questions about causes rather than just dealing with effects.

That's speaking broadly. There is a need for some basic memorization and certainly there are teachers and schools that do a wonderful job of bring out creativity and independence among their students. But you do see the rigid "in the box" thinking everywhere. In a medical system that until recently was just focused at treating illnesses but lousy at preventing them, on a military system that rarely rewards people who prevent conflicts, on a government where not spending all your budget is punished by getting a smaller one next time, by corporations that only look at short-term bottom lines, and so on.

Maybe most people are like this, and perhaps Heinlein was right when he said the only universal crime is teaching children to think. But none of this encourages democracy, and perhaps it is what those in power ultimately want, no matter the consequences.

1. There is a common misconception that science is based on proof rather than belief. The ultimate proof that scientists have for the existence of anything (including that of electrons) is their belief in the so-called scientific method.
2. (Paraphrasing Churchill) The scientific method is the worst one except for all those others (superstition, astrology, religion, Luck/Fortuna etc) that have been tried from time to time.
3. Nowadays many people (including several 'scientists') seem to think that scientific conclusions are (mathematically) proven, which is simply wrong. Science (like Art) is empirical (and it will likely remain so) and no less fallible than the humans who practice it. As such, accepting (or not) a scientific conclusion is a matter of choice (for those believing in the existence of free will) requiring a leap of faith! (A reasonable antidote against blind faith is (healthy) skepticism, i.e. the faith that the right doze of skepticism may one day lead to the Truth, assuming the latter is uniquely defined).
4. "Healthcare and quality education, including college, must become a right". How correct! Actually, for a country like USA, so economically and technologically advancedy, these rights are long (over)due. Furthermore, imo this is a rather conservative opinion. Even Andrew M. Young's U$1,000/mo-freedom dividend lies imo at "center-right", since it is on the poverty line and USA economy can do much better. (For example the rate of inheritance tax above (let's say) U$10 millions should be 99% and "increasing" by a "9" (99.9%, 99.99% etc) for each additional 100 million. This is a small price to pay for satisfying the will of someone who is not alive any more. Not to mention higher tax rates on transactions of established corporations and generally established wealth).

I think there is sufficient historical evidence (scientific "proof") to show that advancement in technology has been largely funded by public money, and in a democracy the benefits of technology (technology dividends) should be shared equally, with the exception of the more needy ones, who need some additional attention.

*donors*

Damn D-space, you're on one hellva' roll, and IMO, a true list of CIVID-45's failings. The really sad part is, that so many Americans can't see him for what he really is, and isn't..

Good point. For the most part, probably because of so many other serious transgressions to cover, it does seem like Trump's long history of sexual abuse went down the MSM memory hole as if it wasn't a big deal for voters to consider. Although I suspect that most women, who were hugely instrumental in handing Biden his victory, would vociferously disagree.

At least Trump is still facing a criminal investigation by the Manhattan DA for paying off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal as illegal campaign contributions in 2016. And E Jean Carroll's defamation case is still active. Michael Cohen said that down through the years it was fairly routine to buy off and then bury the stories of many other victims, whom the public will probably never find out about.

Then there's the whole Jeffrey Epstein saga and his principle enabler, Ghislaine Maxwell -- a sordid story bound to shed more light on the subject in the not too distant future, one would expect. The authorities seem pretty damn serious about keeping her alive after Epstein's suspicious "suicide." Stay tuned.

Bill Barr "resigns". Rats jumping off of a sinking ship.

Mo Brooks and his fascist cohorts plan to fight the election to the very end by disrupting the formal Electoral College count on January 6. That should make Pence's head explode.

Trump is right; we are descending into third-world status, but it's he and his anti-democratic apparatchiks in the White House and Congress who are the most responsible.

And naturally, the ruling elite will get the first inoculations.

Trump is many things, none of them good.

Physically, he is fat, ugly, lazy, and horribly out of shape. And to hide that puffy, embarrassing visage staring back at him in the mirror every morning, he wears fat suits, cakes on makeup, and styles his hair like a sissy (no offense to sissies), belying his fake he-man persona, fooling no one but himself. (No references needed but your own eyes.)

Intellectually, he has a low IQ with little or no reading comprehension, stubbornly clinging to preconceived notions with no relation to truth or reality, even when frustrated national security briefers desperately resort to simplistic, one-page presentations with lots of pictures. (Read the many whistleblower accounts.)

Morally, he is a serial liar and a completely self-absorbed bigot with zero empathy for the plight of other human beings, gleefully shit-canning those closest to him when they are deemed no longer useful in implementing his endless cons, or when they can no longer feed his enormous ego. (Read the many tell-all books by those who know him best, not the least of whom is his longtime "fixer," Michael Cohen.)

Businesswise, he is a habitual failure living on borrowed money and time, who has piled up six major bankruptcies while having stiffed local, state, and federal governments, banks, investors, contractors, and workers. (Read the many shocking exposés by seasoned investigative journalists who gleaned the public records.)

Legally, he is a white-collar criminal and tax dodger of the first order (Stay tuned for the many investigations coming down the pike when the office of the presidency will no longer protect his crooked ass.) By the way, the Supreme Court has already ruled that accepting a presidential pardon is an admission of guilt, waving your 5th Amendment right in testifying against other fellow perps involved in your crimes.

Governing, he is as clueless and inept as one could possibly imagine. (Read the many insider accounts by some of his closest advisors, or just read Bob Woodward's two books, Fear and Rage, which tells all you need to know about how unqualified for the job this goddamn fool actually is.)

(Or, if you can communicate with the dead, ask Trump's 300,000 COVID sacrificial lambs, victims of his craven and unscientific "herd immunity" program, which basically means that he was too damn lazy, stupid, and criminally negligent to do the job for which he was elected: to protect the American people.)

Emotionally, he is a petulant five-year-old constantly throwing crybaby tantrums and lashing out at the adults around him, a sore loser who can't face his inner realities. (Again, trust your own eyes.)

Mentally, he is a sadistic, malignant narcissist so far down the spectrum of pathologies as to be the very definition of a human monster. (Read the many analyses by qualified psychiatrists and psychologists, not the least of whom is Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a psychiatrist, professor at Yale University, and accomplished author, and his own niece, Dr. Mary L. Trump, a clinical psychologist, businesswomen, and best-selling author.)

But the main thing about this cartoonish, yellowed-haired, orange-faced buffoon is that, by all accounts, he is one big fat LOOOOOOSER !!! And so is every single Republican dumb enough to still support him in spite of the reams of evidence staring them all in their stupid faces.

So let us count the ways Trump the Loser lost in just these last five weeks:

Here are all the losses Trump's campaign has faced since Election Day.

Charlie Pride has died from Covid at 86. Last month he performed at the CMA's where he received the lifetime achievement award. Some were concerned that he should not attend an event that tried to not be a super spreader event. How can anybody assure that an indoor event is not a super spreader. We have got to stop spreading this virus. 3000+ a day die each day from this virus.

I guess that the Supreme Court did not understand the Loyalty requirement. 38 days left. What will happen in the next episode of The Lame Duck Narcissist President.

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