One answer to the question of why leftist groups splinter so much is that leftists are rugged individuals. Leftists have embraced America’s culture of rugged individualism much more than the Right has. The Right is primarily made up of followers. The Left is primarily leaders. Too many leaders. But, that is fundamental to American politics.
Category: Politics
Why Don’t Left-Wing Groups Collaborate?
I’ve been in and out of left-of-center groups for decades. From my beginning I’ve observed how many groups there are and how much they disagree with each other, leading to a weak front against opposition. Call it divide and be conquered. I started looking into one of the most active and visible “movements”, namely Indivisible….
It’s the Stupidity, Stupid!
“One small step for America, one giant leap for Idiocracy.” Yes, that’s a reference to the Mike Judge movie. #Republicans and the #MasterPlanners (see @levernews.com) have taken us most of the way to Idiocracy. When Private Equity and the Churches complete their takeover of the health care industrial complex, then we will make it the…
Colorado Democratic Senators Vote for Project 2025
My Colorado Senators, Bennet and Hickenlooper, have voted for six and seven of Trump’s cabinet nominees, respectively, so far. Have they not read the #Project2025 document? Why are they complicit in anything that Trump does? This collaborative cop-out will end up losing them their power, respect and maybe their country. Ballotpedia is a great resource…
Use your Brain
If you think the world is so big we’ll never pollute it we can engineer our way out of food and water shortages human-caused climate change is a myth gas is cheap, I’m buying a big car everyone can be a billionaire everyone is qualified to be a politician…