Greetings,
This presidential campaign is categorically different from others because Donald Trump is a compulsive liar-scam-artist-grifter -- as well as a multiply-convicted felon -- who trashes soldiers, his hand-picked generals... i.e., "the best people"), entire ethnicities, and women.
These anti-constitutional behaviors by Donald J. Trump are not occasional aberrations, but standard operating procedures.
His Malignancy has told us - forthrightly - that he will be "Dictator on Day One."
What does Trump's stated intention (and other Trump-calls to suspend the constitution, in part - or in whole) have to do with the health, or the preservation, of The Body Politic?
What do Trump's constitution-corrosive assertions have to do with every American general's (and admiral's) sworn obligation to "defend and uphold the constitution against every threat, foreign and domestic?"
And "what if the shoe were on the other foot?"
What if Kamala advocated just 1% of the seditious (if not treasonous) proposals that lie at the heart of Trump and his goose-stepping devotees?
What if Kamala loses, and decides to do EXACTLY what Trump did in 2020?
What if Kamala refuses to accept the results of the election, and then on January 6th, when she presides over the Electoral College vote count, she refuses to certify the official count (as is her constitutionally prescribed duty)?
What if Kamala (as is her assigned constitutional duty as vice president) refuses to certify the official count?
What if she, exactly like Trump, declares the official results "fake news" and/or "Deep State? manipulation?
If the result of Kamala's refusal to certify the Electoral College Vote provoked such civil distress that it becomes clear that the United States would wisely separate into two sovereign polities which we might call: 1.) "The United States of Science and Compassion" and 2.) "Jesusland," I think this outcome would be immeasurably better than surrendering The Oval Office to an anti-democratic, neo-fascist "Dictator on Day One."
I say it is better to purge Trump while he's still purgeable. The alternative would be for New York City Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan to propose the following plea bargain to Donald Trump, convicted felon, on his upcoming sentencing date, November 26th. Since Trump cannot pardon himself from his 34 felony convictions in New York City even if he is elected president, and since Trump CAN be sentenced -- within the purview of New York State law -- for up to 100 years behind bars, it is totally do-able for Merchan to sentence Trump to, let's say, "just" 10 years of his 100-year liability, or, Trump can agree to resign the presidency (in the event of his electoral victory); embark overseas exile for five years; or, in addition to resigning the presidency, Trump can provide community service for 5 hours a week in a neighborhood where more than half the public school children are eligible for free lunch, thus insuring that the convicted felon's service be rendered to people who, if they were foreigners, Mr. Trump -- if true to form -- would refer to as "shitholes.")
All it takes is imagination for Americans to realize that the above proposal is, in fact, low-hanging fruit, for this proposal to come to fruition. Or will we let His Malignancy go scot-free yet again?
In the process, Uncle Sam would demonstrate that NO ONE is above the law, a lesson that needs to be re-taught to Americans in this "post-Truth" era where "anything goes."
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Can we even imagine the outrage "on the right side of the aisle" if Kamala said she would be "Dictator" at the get-go? Just as Trump lies compulsively -- having told nine time more lies than the number of stars that can be seen with the naked eye atop a mountain on a crystal clear night -- it is easy to see that what little sanity is left in the "United" States of America is entirely attributable to "the left side of the aisle" which -- SO FAR -- has refused to sow mortally-corrosive doubt concerning the institutions of American governance.
According to NYT's Fact Checkers, Trump - During His Presidency - Told 9 Times As Many Falsehoods As The Number Of Stars You Can See From A Cloudless Mountain Top On A Crystal Clear Night https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2024/10/according-to-nyts-fact-checkers-trump.html
Tragically, the Supreme Court and The Republican Party are no longer trustworthy institutions, having sided with partisan self-interest over ANY kind of compromise.
First off...
I don’t want to re-litigate the election.
But, if we cannot even "get it together" (as a group of concerned citizens) to insist that New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan sentence Trump for his 34 felonies convictions (without vacating them), then it is clear to me that we simply don’t give a shit about what we can realistically do in order to be honorable people.
Over the next week or two Merchan will either sentence Trump, or vacate those 34 felony convictions, once again letting The Worst Person in The Known Universe go Scot-free.
Perhaps I should point out that -- even as president -- Trump would be powerless to exonerate himself from these New York City charges, even though it is true that our laughable system of government does permit self-exoneration for his other outstanding charges of treasonous sedition.
It is also true that Judge Merchan is legally authorized to sentence Trump to approximately 100 years in prison.
As an alternative to prison, he could give Trump a massive number of “community service hours” to be performed during His Malignancy’s second term as president… just as Liar-Felon-Thief-Cheat-Sex-Abuser-Scam-Artist-Grifter-Seditionist spent a massive number of hours playing golf during his first term in office. (During Trump's first administration, Mafia Don spent all - or most - of 248 days playing golf. https://www.cnn.com/.../fact-check-trump-obama.../index.html )
Perhaps Trump’s community service sentence should be calculated -- tit for tat -- on the exact number of hours Trump spent playing golf during his first term.
If Malignant Messiah has time for golf, he has time to be of some actual service during his upcoming term as Decency-Destroyer-In-Chief.
In any event — and despite proving its pre-ordained fate as an exercise in impotence — I think Palast’s argument is plausible, cogent and deserves our attention… just in case some future American democracy wants to learn from the democracy that just failed.
No one -- not even the president -- is above The Law.
No one -- ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT -- is above The Law.
Do you remember how great we all felt when the jury in New York City convicted The Monster on all 34 felony counts?
What is now so exceedingly haywire is that we do not even insist that Trump be sentenced for those crimes, even if the kangaroos in the Supreme Court eventually exonerate him.
Have we no sense of responsibility to uphold The Rule of Law, even if upholding The Law results in Trump's toadies (now dominating every branch of government) behaving abominably, in the end deciding to let the MOFO go.
To paraphrase Edward R. Murrow: "Have we no decency?"
To me, it seems we have a special obligation to create a high-decibel hullabaloo, insisting that Judge Merchan sentence Trump.
The authoritarians, absolutists and fascists will shriek foul play.
Why don't we shriek, "Trump deserves a day of reckoning even if his sorry-ass Supreme Court dishonors itself again with another abominable, democracy-destroying decision."
Seriously, WTF is wrong with us?
I encourage you to share this post with a dozen friends, and at least one person on Trump's side of the aisle.
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Please take the following to heart.
Here's where American conservatives ran off the rails.
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is "the criterion of the true" which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating." Denis de Rougemont's "Love in the Western World," published January 1, 1956
Pat Buchanan, The Republican Presidential Candidate And Living American Who Has Served Longest As Senior White House Official, Says Republicans Are In It For "Power Only" And "To Hell With Principles" https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/09/pat-buchanan-republican-presidential.html
Here's where American conservatives ran off the rails.
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is "the criterion of the true" which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating." Denis de Rougemont's "Love in the Western World," published January 1, 1956
Master Compendium Of Trump's Mendacity: Malignant Messiah Lies More Easily Than He Metabolizes. (Or... You Know He's Lying Because His Lips Are Moving.) http://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/my-master-compendium-of-trumps.html
My Best Trump Memes (While "His Malignancy" Was Still In Office) https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2024/10/best-trump-memes-while-he-was-still-in.html
A Video Collage Of Trump's Arrogance: If You Are Even Vestigially Normal, You Will Sicken
Donald Trump Lives Is The Backed Up Sewer: Here Is His Rap Sheet. Here Is His Satanic Majesty's Sacrilegious Litany
Urging Kamala Harris To Make This One Strategic Decision To Win The 2024 Presidential Election: Make Common Cause With Warren Buffett, America's Most Successful "Pure Capitalist"
Looking At The Possibility Of A Military Junta To Replace Donald Trump --- "A Domestic Threat To The Constitution" --- In The Event Of His Malignancy's Victory On November 5th
How You And I And Everyone Can Create REAL Damning Evidence To Justify Any Damn Thing - Divorce; One's Religious Faith As "The One, True Religion"; Donald Trump As A Godsend; The Advisability Of Provoking Armageddon, Hitler's Heinous Extermination Of Jews
If You Don't Know That Liberal Democracy Is A Centuries-Old Political And Philosophical Institution That Toppled The Dominance Of Monarchy/Authoritarianism And The Secular Power Of "The Church," You Don't Begin To Know Enough To Be A Responsible Citizen
The Lewis And Clark Expedition -- An Object Lesson In Critical Race Theory (CRT): Who Was The Black Man York?
"Bad Religion: A Compendium"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/09/bad-religion-compendium.html
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: "The Word Of God" And "Trump's Word" Share The Common Taproot Of Bad Religion
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words-word.html
The Real World Implications Of Trump's Bald-Faced Lie That "Global Warming Is A Chinese Hoax"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-real-world-implications-of-trumps.html
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were In November, 2020 (When Trump Lost To Biden)?
ALL The "Fire And Brimstone" J.D. Vance Unloaded On Donald Trump Back When Vance Was A "Never Trumper"
Trump's Criminality: A Compendium - "The GOP's Relationship With Donald Trump Is Like A Guy Waking Up Handcuffed To A Dead Hooker"
Master Compendium Concerning Trump World's Active Antagonism To Truth, Passion For Falsehood, And Promotion Of Conspiracism To Undermine Truth, Knowing That The Resulting Chaos Will Foster Fascism
Stupidity: Democracy -- In Any Of Its Manifestations -- Just Doesn't Work Without An Educated Citizenry That Believes In The Common Good And A Modicum Of Compromise
"The Decisive Distinction Between People Who Can Think And Those Who Can't"
How Do We Know What We Think We Know? "Sound Thinking Is An Acquired Skill, Seldom Possessed By Trump Followers." Trump Cultists Confuse Noisy Echo Chamber Opinionization With Thinking. They Are, In Fact, Too Stupid (Or At Least Too Stupefacted) To Know They're Stupid.
Trump Lies In Such Ceaseless Torrent That Any Normal Person Who Tried To Tell That Many Lies Would Sicken At The Mendacious Monster They'd Become
If You Don't Know That Liberal Democracy Is A Centuries-Old Political And Philosophical Framework That Toppled The Dominance Of Monarchy/Authoritarianism And The Secular Power Of "The Church," You Don't Begin To Know Enough To Be A Responsible Citizen
By Concentrating Our Electoral Efforts On Warren Buffett's Revelation At Berkshire-Hathaway's Shareholders Meeting Earlier This Year, We Now Know That Income Tax Deception Burbling From The The Right-Wing Noise Machine Is Entirely Fictitious Propaganda Whose Purpose Is To Keep "Everyday Americans" In The Dark, Squabbling Among Themselves, And Never Never Giving A Thought To The Origin Of The Ruse
My Best Trump Memes (While "His Malignancy" Was Still In Office)
As Of Today, I Think This Is What You Need To Know About The 2024 Presidential Race. (This post starts with a link to the new campaign ad for Harris-Walz that's based directly on last night's debate, and is an eye-popper.)
According to NYT's Fact Checkers, Trump - During His Presidency - Told 9 Times As Many Falsehoods As The Number Of Stars You Can See From A Cloudless Mountain Top On A Crystal Clear Night
The Unfathomably Putrescent Depth Of Trump's Compulsive Mendacity
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were In November, 2020 (When Trump Lost To Biden)?
ALL The "Fire And Brimstone" J.D. Vance Unloaded On Donald Trump Back When Vance Was A "Never Trumper"
Trump's Criminality: A Compendium - "The GOP's Relationship With Donald Trump Is Like A Guy Waking Up Handcuffed To A Dead Hooker"
Warren Buffett Blows The Cover Of The Ultra-Wealthy. If We Focus On Propagating Buffett's Revelation -- Only This One Revelation -- The Ruling Class's Overarching (And Nearly Invisible) Structure Of Dominance/Submission Bondage Would Come To A Prompt Crashing End
Why I Always Vote - And Routinely Compromise My Principles - In Order To Elect A Winnable Candidate Who Is "The Lesser Of Two Evils"
How You... And I... And Everyone... Can Create REAL Damning Evidence To Justify "Any Damn Thing" - Divorce; One's Religious Faith As "The One, True Religion"; Donald Trump As A Godsend; The Advisability Of Provoking Armageddon, Hitler's Heinous Extermination Of Jews
Trump's says great health care is going to be so easy and at a fraction of the cost
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/trump-obamacare-repeal-promise-so-easy/Healthcare Lies: Why Trump Is Demonstrably Unfit For Office (Not Even Trump Cultists Can Counter This Description Of Fact)
His stupidity is why "the uneducated" love him so.
If You Do Nothing Else Today, Read The Following Opinions By Four U.S. Generals Hand-Picked By Trump To Be Part Of His Inner Circle
Why Trump Is Demonstrably Unfit For Office (Not Even Trump Cultists Can Counter This Description Of Fact)
If You Do Nothing Else Today, Read The Following Opinions By Four U.S. Generals Hand-Picked By Trump To Be Part Of His Inner Circle
Retired Generals Say Prospect of Trump Immunity Is Nation’s ‘Greatest Threat’: Would They Be Obliged By Their Solemn Oath To "Support, Preserve And Protect The Constitution" To Perpetrate A Coup?
"Make Your Bed": Admiral McRaven Leaves His TED Audience Speechless: What American Generals Think About "The National Security" Threat Who Lives In The White House
"The 1%: Smart Enough To Know You're Stupid Enough To Applaud Your Own Oppression"
USA Today: "I'm Excited Kamala Harris Is Finally Doing An Interview So I Can Take Her Answers Out Of Context"
Christianity: A Compendium Of "What Went Wrong" - And Current Worship Of The Wrongness
Christians Were The Only Americans To Ever Wage War On Christmas (NPR)
Biden Has Ceded His Candidacy To Vice President Kamala Harris. Here Is The Winning Ticket, (Yes, I Know It's Not Going To Happen.)
(And, here's why Trump's choice of JD Vance makes for a losing ticket)
"The 1%: Smart Enough To Know You're Stupid Enough To Applaud Your Own Oppression"
Should Joe Biden Use The Supreme Court's Recent Authorization To Kill Trump?
(Asking For A Friend)
"Is Wall Street Full Of Sociopaths?"
Executive Branch Criminal Activities By Presidential Administration (Since Richard Nixon)
The Survival Of Any Polity Does Not Depend On Its Constitution. It Depends - At Bedrock - On "Gentlemen's Agreements," Civility, And Willingness To Compromise. (The Neo-Barbarians On The Right Side Of The Aisle Are Not Civil, Refuse To Compromise, And - At Every Opportunity - Defecate On "Gentlemen's Agreements")
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
Alan: From lack of intelligence, lack of learning, lack of insight, or plain ol' malice-malevolence, Trump and his cultists do not understand that the erosion of trust in constitutionally-mandated political institutions contributes mightily to the degradation -- if not the collapse -- of Democracy itself.
20th century intellectual titan, Hannah Arendt -- who attended the Nuremberg Trials and coined the phrase "the banality of evil" -- has a lock-tight grip on this corrosive political process.
Here's how it unfolds...
Earlier Today, I Heard A Trump Supporter Say: "You Don't Know What To Believe." Once Trump Gets You To Throw Up Your Hands, You Won't Be Able To Determine What's True. Instead, You'll Be More Willing To Accept Lies As Truth. This Is Why Trump Lies So Much And Says "Who Knows? We'll See" So Often. Hannah Arendt Has The Details
A Woman's Simple Statement At The Capitol Insurrection - "I Think Anything Is Possible" - Is The Cornerstone Of Trump Cult's Self-Righteous Sedition
A Woman's Simple Statement At The Capitol Insurrection - "I Think Anything Is Possible" - Is The Cornerstone Of Trump Cult's Self-Righteous Sedition
Compendium Of Best Hannah Arendt Posts
Compendium Of Best Hannah Arendt Posts
Bill Maher Describes Addlepated Trumpism As It Is. Hannah Arendt Explains "How" Trumpism Came Into Being
Wherever you reside on the political spectrum, the following article will prove to YOUR satisfaction that the Republican Party's allegations of widespread voter fraud are themselves fraudulent, and that proof of GOP fraud was generated by Trump's own Voting Fraud Commission.
We Americans have short memories, but do not forget this. Mention it in all your political conversations.
It's all need to know about Trump's Big Lie.
"Kansas Politician Kris Kobach (And Trump Appointee) Is Emblematic Of The Bullshit Nonsense That Has Become The Bogus Essence Of The Republican Party"
Wherever you reside on the political spectrum, the following article will prove to YOUR satisfaction that the Republican Party's allegations of widespread voter fraud are themselves fraudulent, and that proof of GOP fraud was generated by Trump's own Voting Fraud Commission.
We Americans have short memories, but do not forget this. Mention it in all your political conversations.
We Americans have short memories, but do not forget this. Mention it in all your political conversations.
It's all need to know about Trump's Big Lie.
"Kansas Politician Kris Kobach (And Trump Appointee) Is Emblematic Of The Bullshit Nonsense That Has Become The Bogus Essence Of The Republican Party"
Compendium Of Best Pax-Barbaria Posts About Abraham Lincoln (... And The J-6 Insurrection That Lincoln Prophesied)
"The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" And The "Mobocratic Spirit" That Will Destroy Them: Abraham Lincoln's Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838
What if Kamala follows suit, doing exactly what Trump wanted Pence to do?
Lincoln's Observation On America's Suicide
Lincoln: Truth Is Everything
Lincoln: Truth Is Everything
Two Things You Would Swear -- With God As Your Witness! -- That Abraham Lincoln Never Said. (And Neither Of These Observations By Honest Abe Are EVER "Shared" By Trump Cultists.)
George Orwell And Aldous Huxley Describe "The Perfect Dictatorship" (But Don't Worry... It Couldn't Happen Here.)
"It Can't Happen Here," A Novel By Sinclair Lewis (What Will Happen When America Has A Dictator?)
"It Can't Happen Here," A Novel By Sinclair Lewis (What Will Happen When America Has A Dictator?)
Compendium Of Pax-Barbaria Posts Concerning Absolutism, Authoritarianism, Fascism And Trumpism
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