martin george

It reminds me of the Muslims who supported Trump, because "Anything would be better for the Palestinians than this." /

The Iranians who are happy about this (and I know a couple) are in the "Anything is better than this" mindset -- which is one of the things that led to Trump. The reality is, things generally reach an equilibrium for good reasons, and disturbing that equilibrium usually turns out ... worse. /1

When Bret Brier says "We don't have the answers," what he means is "We haven't been told what to say yet."

Israel, the "shining beacon of democracy in the Middle East." It would be one of the greatest jokes in history, were it not one of the greatest tragedies in history.

I guess FIFA wants its "peace prize" back now?

True shame would come from losing their jobs. Losing their jobs would come from not toeing the line.

Exactly like ICE agents. Same mentality, same morality.

news business, so they have a powerful incentive not to see him laughed off the stage, which ought to have happened in 2016, frankly. I imagine at least something of a similar dynamic is in play in the UK.

Farage is not quite the buffoon Trump is, and while Trump's been lampooned nightly by the comedians for a decade, he still commands the allegiance of maybe 40% of the population. Appreciating what is cringeworthy requires a certain amount of intellect. It doesn't help that Trump is good for the 1/

Right wing populism is often the masses following one of their perceived betters. Trump, for example. You can go back to Oswald Mosley, who was born into a noble British family (he would inherit the title of baronet). They look for an authoritative figure they think can protect them from the scary.

When politicians call something "common sense," nine times out of ten it's a boondoggle.

1) Create crisis. 2) Return things to the status quo. 3) Claim credit for solving crisis.

Trump is, BY FAR, the highest paid entertainer in the history of the world. Nobody else comes close. He and his family make corrupt deals for billions, and in return the country gets a never ending series of spectacles. I wonder how many people think it's a good deal.

What's good for ratings isn't good for America.

The Gestapo and SA members lived perfectly fine lives after the war. Many of them defended what they did. People overrate the power of the conscience, and VASTLY underrate the human ability to rationalize even the most evil behavior.

By their logic, if people started agreeing with them it would be proof they are wrong.

You should fix your odd paranoia, and inability to think through what ought to be obvious questions.

So a cop is going to arrest an armed gang of ICE agents, who are recruited specifically for their thuggish self-righteousness, and have an institutional belief that whatever they do will be backed by Trump?

How do they enforce the ban, is my question. ICE is a lawless organization, peopled by the bottom of the barrel, pretty much in every sense. The Trump Injustice Department isn't going to do anything. So how?

Cut him some slack. He's suffering from PTSD over the horrors he witnessed in Deliverance.

Imagine the kind of person to whom this is a clever jab, the kind of person who thinks, "Hey, those leftists don't care about what cartel hitmen do." There are literally millions of them. Lee knows his audience, but he also knows there's an audience even he has to be aware of -- sometimes.

But so deep he has largely lost the thread. Every once in awhile, he is forced by reality to find it. But not often. He's in Utah.

Immersed in an echo chamber of insanity, but not stupid.

When he says "straight," he means Putin turned his sexual advances down.

Instead of taking a step forward, we're taking AT LEAST a step backwards, and the first job of the next administration will be trying to regain that ground rather than moving the country ahead. The same has been true since the junior Bush.

"You lie!" -- Joe Wilson

A bunch of "Notorious" RBGs putting their selfish desires ahead of everything, and everyone, else.

Saw an add by some insurance company association talking about all the great things they are doing for people. Call it the Luigi Mangione Effect. Of course, they are spending insurance premiums on ads instead of on their policy holders, but never mind that!

They have lifetime appointments, Trump is massively unpopular: what more "freedom" do they need? This is nonsense.

Not enough people would watch such a thing to make it viable. We have the news we have, because we are the people we are. People pay attention to drama, negativity and salaciousness, so that's what they get. No editor ever said "I have a sexy story about GDP growth rates for you."