Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Trump and I boldly claim...

A - Trump: 'I run the country and the world'

B - My coffee cup: I am 'The Queen of Everything'

C - Both are delusional

Which is true?  B is the correct choice.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Then they came for me--Martin Niemöller

The Quote

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

—Martin Niemöller

This quote is attributed to the prominent German pastor Martin Niemöller.   After World War II, Niemöller openly spoke about his own early complicity in Nazism and his eventual change of heart. His powerful words about guilt and responsibility still resonate today.

Monday, April 7, 2025

Call to Action or "Play Dead"?

Actor Peter Finch starts out saying in the movie "Network", “I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad.”

After warming up a bit more by citing a list of bad things, he delivers his call to action:

“So, I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out, and yell, ‘I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!'"

or

You can roll over and “play dead” and allow President Trump and his Republican allies who control Congress to self-destruct under the weight of ever increasing, unpopular policies.