Well, I dunno about that---soft is in the eye of the beholder. We're tough, resilient--and christ we're everywhere. Long transportation distances destroy our grains, and extended exposure to weathering converts us unwillingly into clay minerals. We have no control over this process. It's unfortunate but we don't bitch about it. It's does, however, make us cranky and at times unnecessarily disputative.
Clay minerals are effectively our contribution to the sedimentary record. We accumulate as mud or soil and often form sediments that become shales and mudrocks. It could be worse. We could be pyroxenes and don't get me started on pyroxenes...
All of our institutions? I fully understand why my fellow commenters might confuse me as a defender of all things "left." I do. However, I would posit that my pro-left comments, meek and mealy-mouthed as they are, are fairly proportional to the comments from others here that harbor both anti-left slurs AND condemnations of the mysterious and phantom "uniparty."
I certainly don't mind a round of sound Democrat-punching, but if you're going to consistently reference this "uniparty" beast, then a smattering of republican slandering is only fair. And, really, not too much to ask for.
You've got to focus on where the current or most dangerous threat comes from regardless of party affiliation. I think most half-bright people like me understand this. Forgive my quickness to criticize.
The term "uniparty" implies that there is little difference between D and R policies, and with a little reflection I see that this is far from true, though the situation wasn't always this way and things are . . .uh . . . in flux I believe the term is.. While the DP is now the party of imperialism and military flexing and fosters the cultural revolution that's destroying our collective sanity and our institutions, the neoconservatives of the RP are now a discredited faction in the Trump era, and I much prefer Trump nationalism/isolationism to the old neocon idea of "exporting democracy." The migration of Bill Kristol from the Rs to the Ds in 2020 is a good illustration.
The resistance to the Kennedy declaration that we see in media efforts to label him as some sort of crank is a good sign. They can't abide his rap about free speech and deep state over-reach. There will be a reckoning in the DP with Kennedy's run. Those Ds who oppose him represent the new breed of DP totalitarian--the architects of and believers in the Russia hoax, supporters of the neo-Marxist social revolution, advocates of totalitarian enforcement of bad (if not evil) "public health" decrees, proponents of "police de-funding," abortion on demand and disarming citizens, and the writers of bills designed to end First Amendment protections for online political discussion.
The RP--or at least a faction of the RP--is playing defense against this onslaught of insanity, as it has since the criminal efforts to oust Trump began.
"...The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe Biden, and rescinding the military's COVID vaccine mandate.
Senators supported the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual must-pass bill setting policy for the Pentagon, by an overwhelming 83-11 bipartisan majority.
The no votes came from a mix of liberals who object to the ever-rising military budget and fiscal conservatives who want tighter controls on spending."
I have not once defended the тАЬleftтАЭ while commenting here. Not once. A distaste for McDonaldтАЩs does not signal a predilection for WendyтАЩs, though one is less likely to gag on a DaveтАЩs Double than a Quarter-Pounder with cheese.
"...Also, there is a great disconnect related to the left media shift."
Frankie Lee can't fire off a missive without the seemingly obligatory lefty punching. Always amusing and entertaining.
One needs to punch where there is a need to punch, and not punch where there is not.
Feldspar is a soft mineral.
Well, I dunno about that---soft is in the eye of the beholder. We're tough, resilient--and christ we're everywhere. Long transportation distances destroy our grains, and extended exposure to weathering converts us unwillingly into clay minerals. We have no control over this process. It's unfortunate but we don't bitch about it. It's does, however, make us cranky and at times unnecessarily disputative.
Clay minerals are effectively our contribution to the sedimentary record. We accumulate as mud or soil and often form sediments that become shales and mudrocks. It could be worse. We could be pyroxenes and don't get me started on pyroxenes...
Like it or lump it, the left you defend is in power and has captured all our institutions.
Bogging down in left/right accusations may be counterproductive, but "the left media shift" is an accurate description of the current landscape.
All of our institutions? I fully understand why my fellow commenters might confuse me as a defender of all things "left." I do. However, I would posit that my pro-left comments, meek and mealy-mouthed as they are, are fairly proportional to the comments from others here that harbor both anti-left slurs AND condemnations of the mysterious and phantom "uniparty."
I certainly don't mind a round of sound Democrat-punching, but if you're going to consistently reference this "uniparty" beast, then a smattering of republican slandering is only fair. And, really, not too much to ask for.
You've got to focus on where the current or most dangerous threat comes from regardless of party affiliation. I think most half-bright people like me understand this. Forgive my quickness to criticize.
The term "uniparty" implies that there is little difference between D and R policies, and with a little reflection I see that this is far from true, though the situation wasn't always this way and things are . . .uh . . . in flux I believe the term is.. While the DP is now the party of imperialism and military flexing and fosters the cultural revolution that's destroying our collective sanity and our institutions, the neoconservatives of the RP are now a discredited faction in the Trump era, and I much prefer Trump nationalism/isolationism to the old neocon idea of "exporting democracy." The migration of Bill Kristol from the Rs to the Ds in 2020 is a good illustration.
The resistance to the Kennedy declaration that we see in media efforts to label him as some sort of crank is a good sign. They can't abide his rap about free speech and deep state over-reach. There will be a reckoning in the DP with Kennedy's run. Those Ds who oppose him represent the new breed of DP totalitarian--the architects of and believers in the Russia hoax, supporters of the neo-Marxist social revolution, advocates of totalitarian enforcement of bad (if not evil) "public health" decrees, proponents of "police de-funding," abortion on demand and disarming citizens, and the writers of bills designed to end First Amendment protections for online political discussion.
The RP--or at least a faction of the RP--is playing defense against this onslaught of insanity, as it has since the criminal efforts to oust Trump began.
From Reuters:
No comment necessary---or one hopes.
"...The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe Biden, and rescinding the military's COVID vaccine mandate.
Senators supported the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual must-pass bill setting policy for the Pentagon, by an overwhelming 83-11 bipartisan majority.
The no votes came from a mix of liberals who object to the ever-rising military budget and fiscal conservatives who want tighter controls on spending."
I have not once defended the тАЬleftтАЭ while commenting here. Not once. A distaste for McDonaldтАЩs does not signal a predilection for WendyтАЩs, though one is less likely to gag on a DaveтАЩs Double than a Quarter-Pounder with cheese.
I made the inference from your snarky comment slagging Frank Lee.