Facebook Post 2-8-17: A Call to Action and a Question to America

"Now it is time for us to decide who we are" The stakes are pretty clear at this point. Where do you stand and what will you do? You can either work towards averting the impending disaster and fight for the ideals, however imperfectly pursued in daily life, of our nation, or stand by and "hope" things get better, or don't get worse. Or lie to yourself that authoritarianism isn't that bad as long as things are going OK for you. But to quote a currently popular musical: America, "history has its eyes on you." And I ask you all to remember: how does history remember those in Germany who, while not members of the Nazi party or even particularly on board with National Socialism, nevertheless stood to the side, never took a side, shrugged their shoulders and hunkered down into the concerns of their own lives, and let it happen? So I ask again, where do you stand and what will you do?

A White House Utterly Devoid of Integrity

'A crisis of character is quickly becoming a crisis of the American experiment'

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Facebook Post 2-5-17: Reaction to Business Insider Article

No shit. Being elected is a necessary condition for a legitimate government, but it is not a *sufficient* condition. Also, Hitler never received a majority vote the entire time he came to and was in power. Procedural mechanisms and compromises within the German democratic system largely got him to where he was. Sound familiar?

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February 5 at 1:20am · 

The Pope has spoken.

Pope Francis warns Europe: 'People voted for Hitler and then he destroyed his people'

The pope added it was natural to want to regain identity when it is challenged but said it was important to maintain open dialogue with one's neighbours.

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