Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Jon Stewart at his best! /// Steve Dear in Bhutan /// Talarico and Merton

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Jon Stewart on Trump's new war...
... as if Gaza weren't enough. 
Bring war criminals Biden and Trump before a global court.

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Steve Dear (my Danny's Godfather) in Bhutan, yesterday.

Obama Approves Talarico --- Bob Dylan: "Let Us Stop Talking Falsely Now, The Hour's Getting Late"


Short form of Rev. James Talarico's Sermon Against Christian Nationalism

Long Form of Rev. Talarico's Sermon Against Christian Nationalism As A Betrayal Of Jesus of Nazareth

Christian Fundamentalists And Christian Evangelicals Who Support Trump Are The Mirror Image Of Islamic Jihadis. Taken Together, These Two Groups Are The Most Dangerous People On Earth. Trump Is Clueless.

The 20th Century Writers Who Have Been Most Influential in the Development of My "Outlook" and Worldview are Ivan Illich, Hannah Arendt, Thomas Merton, Wendell Berry, Neil Postman and G.K. Chesterton


Pax on both houses: Thomas Merton: "Our Job Is To Love People ...




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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Perfectionism Is A Serious Psychological Disturbance, And A Massive Political Mistake

 


Alan Archibald 


Read paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 13, and ask yourselves whether they reveal ANY willingness to compromise with the United States.
Iran has consider Ed (and called) the United States “The Great Satan” for over half a century.
If Trump is calling off the war, it’s because he lost the war.
And if he’s not calling it off, Iran will win the war because "they live there" and all an invaded population needs to do to win a modern war is NOT to lose.
As Marshall McCluan pointed out at the University of Toronto (when I was a student there 60 years ago): In modern warfare, “to the spoils belongs to Victor.”
It's a new ballgame.
And because Trump is still playing the old ballgame, His Malignancy is toast.
Thanks to The Idiot (and his Idiocracy), China is the fait accompli hegemon of the emerging world.
And the European Union (goaded by Trump) is taking on a new-and-improved leadership role in the western world.
Adios, liar, cheat, felon, thief.
Oh…
And convicted sex-abuser-“best-friend” of Jeffrey Epstein.
Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid — Reuters
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Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid — Reuters
David Econopouly
China is emerging with or without Trump. Trump may have sped up the process but we were starting our death spiral long before Trump... the oligarchy determines the direction of the country, not the President.... and Europe is not any wiser than the US- they are heading in the same direction as the US. The interesting thing about all this is that the new foreign policy(not sure if it was part of the 2025 vision or after) concentrates on the US influence in our southern hemisphere with less focus on Europe and the Middle East.... and that is what is happening, although not very gracefully!
Alan Archibald
David Econopouly Threshold phenomena are real, and often, crucially important phnenomena. If you put a cup of water in a sealed chamber and lower the ambient temperature from 72 F to 32 F, water becomes a solid. If you raise the ambient temperature from 72 F to 212 F the solid form of water becomes a gas. Yes China is destined to become global hegemon. But NOONE expected Trump to "give away the farm"; to actually accelerate the process; to put the United States in a position where they would lose ALL their bargaining power in the transition.
Alan Archibald
Here's what happens if you DON'T GIVE IT ALL AWAY, simply by making up your mind that "perfection is enemy of the good" (as Voltaire eloquently put it); also deciding that "half a loaf is better than none."
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Neo-Puritanism And The Quest For Perfection As Frequent Precursor Of Fascism
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"The Best, Imposed As A Norm, Becomes Evil," Trappist Monk, Fr. Thomas Merton
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David Econopouly
Alan Archibald LOL......OK blame it on those to the left of Progressive..... How about blaming the Democratic Party who knew what was at stake but instead of putting up a candidate who even had a reasonable chance of beating Trump, they choose Kamala('We'd rather lose with our guy/gal, then win with someone outside of our inner circle")...... If you follow the last few decades, you can pretty confidently say that "Mediocrity, imposed as the norm, becomes evil" or fascist..... Maybe the Democrats should have reached out a little further to those who expect more then to shut them out, ostracize them and then blame them for their losses...
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I donated more to Bernie's campaign than to any other politician ever. I don't have trouble blaming the Democratic Party. We are all blameworthy - personally and institutionally. We are flawed, imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. I call equally for Biden and Trump to be brought before a world court for their egregious crimes against humanity, and specifically against the Gazan people. That said it is also true that Kamala had a steep hill to climb and that she didn't lose by as much as most people think. All things considered, she made a remarkably strong showing, although not as strong as the clinically deranged Trump who had The National Lunacy (unleashed on 9/11) on his side. https://nymag.com/.../harris-campaign-battleground-states...
Kamala Harris Came Much Closer to Winning Than You Think
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Here's the best summation I've seen of the difference between clinically deranged Trumpistas, and those folks on the left who, despite their many failings, are - by and large - not clinically deranged. Like Bill Mahar said: "This is no longer Democrats versus Republicans. It's human beings against the Lizard People."
Alan Archibald
I apologize for getting Maher's quotation wrong.
May be an image of text that says '"This is not "Thisisnota a case of Democrats versus Republicans. It's sentient beings versus the lizard People." Bill Maher imgflip.con'
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