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Archena November 26, 2022November 26, 2022Current, FridayAuthoritarian, Authoritarianism, capitolism, communism, Democracy, Democrat, democratic republic, foreign policy, Freedom, Liberty, party, political ideology, Politics, Republican, Security, socialism

Government: Parent or Pet?

The Twentieth Century was a contest between competing political ideologies. It is a gross oversimplification to say that it was just between Communism and Capitalism or Authoritarianism and Democracy. Politics exists on a spectrum and no matter how hard we try, there are too many issues to have even two people agree on every single one, let alone whole nation-states of people. But since I’m still not interested in writing a dissertation, we’ll settle for the generalization. The Twentieth Century … Continue reading “Government: Parent or Pet?”

Archena November 11, 2022November 11, 2022Current, FridayDemocrat, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, Republican

Stop Panicking. Democrats Just Can’t Count

The margin will be narrower than I’d thought but it seems very unlikely Republicans won’t take the House. The chances of taking the Senate are still decent. Can we please stop acting like the world is ending? Once the results ACTUALLY come in, we need to take a hard look at what exactly happened here. I’d love to blame the polls but since I wasn’t using them, that would be silly. The results we have so far do cast a … Continue reading “Stop Panicking. Democrats Just Can’t Count”

Archena November 4, 2022November 2, 2022Current, FridayCentrist, civil war, congress, Democrat, party, polarization, polarized, Politics, Republican

Unity Isn’t Agreement: Why Fussing and Fighting Isn’t Polarization

Every Thanksgiving we sit down to a lovely meal, express our gratitude to God for His many blessings and proceed to fight over every little thing. Turkey v, ham, Alabama v Auburn, football v baseball, board games v video games, kids v kids with video games, who Mom likes best and then Uncle Bob ruins the whole thing by bringing up politics. Next year, we repeat the whole thing. Why? Obviously, there’s no one at that table that agrees on … Continue reading “Unity Isn’t Agreement: Why Fussing and Fighting Isn’t Polarization”

Archena October 28, 2022October 28, 2022FridayDemocrat, party, Politics, Republican, US, US Politics, USA

Twelve Days Until the Midterms

From what I’m hearing, all the polls are pointing toward a Republican sweep. More importantly in my opinion, there are no obvious indicators that point elsewhere. My personal favorite is small donations. Most small donations go to candidates that person actually supports and will go out and vote to elect. There’s no reason to ‘lie’ with a small donation. You aren’t really hedging your bet by making small donations to every candidate. Even if you can afford it, few people … Continue reading “Twelve Days Until the Midterms”

Archena October 21, 2022October 20, 2022Current, FridayAmerica, controlling government, electorate, foreign policy, laziness, lazy, overcoming, overcoming laziness, Politics, Populism, We the People

Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future

Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one. There was a lazy grasshopper and an industrious ant… Those of you who can’t finish that tale may have something to worry about. But I’m here to help so here are the Cliff Notes – lazy grasshopper starves to death. Yeah, old fairy tales don’t usually have Disney endings. That’s okay – we’re dealing with the real world today. The TL;DR is lazy loses. This is true in your personal life and … Continue reading “Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future”

Archena October 14, 2022October 12, 2022FridayDemocrat, Democrat Party, election, Elections, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, polling, polls, Republican, Republican Party

If You Like Things the Way They are, Don’t Vote

If you’re happy with the system and the administration, stay home. Do nothing. Watch reality TV instead of being involved in reality. Now, if you like the admin but think it could be better, vote. If you are in the majority that is displeased with the admin, vote. Not voting is dumb. The admin is going to take low turnout as approval. This is true in 2022 and will be in 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030 ad infinitum (or at least … Continue reading “If You Like Things the Way They are, Don’t Vote”

Archena September 30, 2022September 30, 2022Current, Fridaybiden, congress, Democrat, GOP, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, polling, polls, Republican

Red Wave

There is absolutely nothing nail biting about this year’s midterms. Now, that doesn’t mean they aren’t important. heck, they are likely to be historic. But this is one of the very rare times when the outcome was predictable nearly a year ago. if you haven’t guessed, the Republicans win. I’m aware of the polls because I keep up with guys who analyze them. The polls are doing exactly what was expected, showing some weakening leading into September and a resurgence … Continue reading “Red Wave”

Archena September 28, 2022September 27, 2022Current, Fridaydemocratic republic, foreign policy, one world government, Politics, world governance, world government 1 Comment

World Government: First Let’s Figure Out Regular Government

I don’t think government is an inherent evil. It’s like most things – what we make of it. Government has the power to do great good and horrendous harm. We choose. The thing that makes no sense to me is how anyone can look at the past two centuries and think we humans are any good at all at this government thing. It’s like the kid that thinks the dog bit him because the dog likes him. It’s nuts. We … Continue reading “World Government: First Let’s Figure Out Regular Government”

Archena September 23, 2022September 23, 2022Fridaybiden, CCP, China, Chinese Communist Party, Democrat, Economic collapse, foreign policy, party, Party System Change, Politics, Russia

Taking No Joy

This week I’ve talked a lot about nation-states and political parties in collapse. These are bad things even when they are likely to ultimately result in good. But as they happen, people get hurt. Lives are altered, destroyed and even lost. It hurts to see the organization you worked so hard for or really believed in crash and burn. At a bare minimum will be economic losses and disruptions. Anyone happy about any of that isn’t thinking too straight. Lately, … Continue reading “Taking No Joy”

Archena September 16, 2022September 14, 2022Current, Fridaycongress, crisis, Democrat, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, Republican

Desperation 101

Today class, we will learn about what to do when your political party is in deep trouble with the voters. First, distract the voters from whatever you did to make them mad. This is a lot easier when you haven’t made them mad with almost everything you did, but it’s too late to worry about that now. Try things like: politically persecuting an opponent; persecute everyone you can who is tied to that opponent, no matter how remotely (especially good … Continue reading “Desperation 101”

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Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future

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Red Wave

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Taking No Joy

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Desperation 101

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