- The state of the American economy, vs. conservative dystopian fantasies;
- How conservatives whitewash the events of January 6th, 2021;
- How Meta is obeying in advance by removing fact-checkers, and wondering why conservatives object to fact-checkers (where the answer is obvious);
- How the conservative notion of serving a higher cause excuses, in their minds, blatant lying, as with Mike Johnson’s recitation of a fake “Jefferson prayer”.
The question keeps coming up, does it matter if human perceptions have little do with reality? Is there a problem if humans live by made-up stories even when they’re obviously untrue? At what point does this behavior so collide with reality that it will cause real harm?
First of all, an example, yet again, of how the economy that Biden is leaving behind is not as bad as most conservative voters think. They are either being disingenuous, or short-sighted. From yesterday’s print edition.
NY Times, news analysis by Peter Baker, 5 Jan 2025: Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story., subtitled “President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.” [gift link]
