Tag: politics

  • You Can’t Escape Values.

    You Can’t Escape Values.

    “Values” is often a codeword in politics for a specific kind of values – “family values,” “American values,” – which in turn pretty much just means “whatever conservatives believe.” So the word has some stink on it. I’ve run into that when I’ve tried to explain this before. But I think it’s important for people to understand:…

  • Resistance is not an emotion.

    Resistance is not an emotion.

    How To Make A Place Where Nothing Bad Ever Happens (All steps are optional/circumstances-permitting except #10, which is mandatory.) So That’s How You’re Coping With The Election, Huh? Yep! And I’m not even ashamed of it. In 2016, I cared about US federal politics, I followed it closely, and what did it get me? Internet…