Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught on tape last week agreeing that religious people in the United States should fight to make the United States a place of godliness...
Thanks for the insights, Robert! I guess I tend to assume that the Christian right already assumes the worst about the left, so I tend not to factor that in. Plus, I've started to wonder whether an out-and-out confrontation is needed to surface the arguments for secularism powerfully enough to break through. That said, I'm no tactician OR psychic so I certainly can't claim to know that my approach would be any better than yours, especially given your superior familiarity with the folks in question...
Israel has been an occupying force for 75 years. I've watched the world condemn the illegal Israeli settlements for 50 fucking years yet to absolutely nothing to stop them. Israel turned down the last treaty. Hamas accepted it just like they accepted this one. The Palestinians have a right to defend themselves against an occupying force.
I think I probably overstated Hamas agreement with this one, despite my attempts to caveat it, as we've seen in subsequent developments. We shall see...
I'm generally disinclined against addressing problems by putting people in cages, but yes, certainly if that's what we do with criminals, we should do it disproportionately to those who had more advantages rather than to do those who had fewer.
With respect to Alito, I agree that he is helping orchestrate an anti-democratic right-wing "Christian" state. However, I think making a big case about the recording is overreach. Living in a red state--Iowa--many Christians would agree with the idea of a return to "godliness," without believing in a "Christian" state. I think this will backfire and the right will use it to say the left hates all Christians, which is untrue. Right or wrong, the oath the justices take (looks like there are options) concludes, "So help me God." https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/oath/oathsofoffice.aspx#:~:text=oaths%2C%20which%20reads%3A-,%E2%80%9CI%2C%20_________%2C%20do%20solemnly%20swear%20(or%20affirm),of%20the%20United%20States%3B%20and
Thanks for the insights, Robert! I guess I tend to assume that the Christian right already assumes the worst about the left, so I tend not to factor that in. Plus, I've started to wonder whether an out-and-out confrontation is needed to surface the arguments for secularism powerfully enough to break through. That said, I'm no tactician OR psychic so I certainly can't claim to know that my approach would be any better than yours, especially given your superior familiarity with the folks in question...
Israel has been an occupying force for 75 years. I've watched the world condemn the illegal Israeli settlements for 50 fucking years yet to absolutely nothing to stop them. Israel turned down the last treaty. Hamas accepted it just like they accepted this one. The Palestinians have a right to defend themselves against an occupying force.
I think I probably overstated Hamas agreement with this one, despite my attempts to caveat it, as we've seen in subsequent developments. We shall see...
I’m so glad grossman has to pay a price for what she’s done. I would have given her a longer sentence but 15 years is pretty good.
I'm generally disinclined against addressing problems by putting people in cages, but yes, certainly if that's what we do with criminals, we should do it disproportionately to those who had more advantages rather than to do those who had fewer.