The US Supreme Court continues to be a vehicle for advancing fascism, which comes as no surprise to the left. Meanwhile, though, liberals continue to be surprised, and I have to wonder when (or if) they will finally understand how this works. In essence, the Supreme Court has decided to delay their decision on Presidential … Continue reading “Presidential Immunity”
Since Barak Obama won the presidential election of 2008 (or perhaps since Reagan), US conservatives have been becoming progressively more openly right-wing. I continue to wonder if there really is such a thing as “conservatives” or whether a conservative is just a fascist who is less strident. Democrats certainly believe that conservatives exist and continue … Continue reading “Can US fascists be redeemed?”
Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance states that if a society tolerates intolerance, that allows intolerant people to destroy tolerance over time. Therefore, a tolerant society must not tolerate intolerance (or intolerant people). In practice, it isn’t really an ethical paradox because intolerant people have chosen to violate the social contract, and are therefore no longer protected … Continue reading “Proportionality”
There’s this ongoing political conversation wherein liberals say, “We must ban assault rifles,” and then conservatives respond with an overly pedantic definition of “assault rifle” in order to mock the liberals, who rightly see the conservative response as a steaming pile of horseshit. But maybe we should all be clear on what an assault rifle … Continue reading “The Assault Rifle”
The best definition of conservativism is: The belief that there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect (Wilhoit’s Law). You might expect that a conservative society would have two sets of laws — one set for the ingroups and a different … Continue reading “Selective Enforcement”
American conservativism has failed. That shouldn’t be a surprise since the failure of conservative politics is the motivation behind every openly fascist political movement. What is interesting, though, is that conservatives are beginning to acknowledge this failure and are struggling with how to separate themselves from the fascists that have taken over the Republican party … Continue reading “Conservativism Has Failed”
