Category Archives: Lunacy

Links and Comments: Republican Gaslighting

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

All of these links just today. Slate: Republicans Are Gaslighting America. Will It Work?. Subtitle: Night three of the RNC was more revisionist history. \\ Salon: Mike Pence’s contemptible convention speech: A fable of failure, culture war and corruption. Subtitle: … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Republicans are Now the Cult of Trump

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

It’s official. Washington Post: The Republican Party announces that it stands for nothing. There is no Republican Party platform announced for its convention this year. No platform; no principles, no standards, no ideals. It’s all about supporting Trump. Virtually the … Continue reading →

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Notes for the Book: The Future of Enlightenment

Posted on Monday 24 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

More thoughts coming together. A famous quote is this from SF author William Gibson: “The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” (There are variants of this phrase around the web also.) Then there was a video … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Benedictine Option; Pandemic Spread; Economic Stabilizers; Ed Yong; Evangelicals and Trump

Posted on Tuesday 18 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

The Atlantic: The Christian Withdrawal Experiment. Subtitle: Feeling out of step with the mores of contemporary life, members of a conservative-Catholic group have built a thriving community in rural Kansas. Could their flight from mainstream society be a harbinger for … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Living in History

Posted on Monday 17 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

People have a tendency to feel pleased they are living in history, experiencing the thrill of witnessing grand, momentous events. This partly explains I think the ever-recurring belief by some that they are living in the “end times.” How special … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Republicans Embracing QAnon

Posted on Saturday 15 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Salon, Amanda Marcotte: Is QAnon the new Christian right? With evangelicals fading, a new insanity rises. Subtitle: “Right-wingers desperately need a myth that turns them into the good guys. With QAnon, they’ve outdone themselves” Amanda Marcotte pulls no punches. White … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Recent links, August 2020

Posted on Wednesday 12 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Too many recently for detailed comments. Here are a bunch. \\ CNN: Tucker Carlson upset that he’s told how to correctly pronounce Kamala Harris’ name. Why are conservatives upset by being asked to observe simple standards of decency and respect? … Continue reading →

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Link and Comments: The View from Down Under

Posted on Monday 10 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Several of my Facebook friends occasionally post the entire text of this or that article or editorial in their post, or in a comment to their post, for the sake of those others who don’t have subscriptions to, say, the … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Trump, Evangelicals, Persecution, Fear, Withdrawal

Posted on Sunday 9 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

The front page of today’s New York Times has an aerial photo of a house in Sioux Center, Iowa, with the words “In God We Trust” on the roof. The article, a long one, is ‘Christianity Will Have Power’ with … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Reputable News Sources; Conservative Animus toward Obama

Posted on Tuesday 4 August 2020 by Mark R. Kelly

Several interesting links from the past couple days, but let’s start with the most general, and pertinent. Current Affairs: The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free. This makes the apt point that responsible journalism on the web is … Continue reading →

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