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The Loss of Objective Truth
Alan Zendell, November 20, 2020 If you’re old enough to have read 1984 in high school (well before 1984 actually arrived) you probably remember how chillingly reasonable it sounded. Writing in the years immediately after World War 2, George Orwell … Continue reading
The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One
Alan Zendell, June 10, 2020 There are many ways to know a thing. We start with facts to gain a cognitive understanding. We research context and solicit other people’s views to make sense of it. When possible, we observe it … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Congressional Republicans, constitution, COVID-19, deep state, fake news, Fascism, fox news, hitler, Iraq, lies, Mussolini, nativism, police, populism, price of freedom, revolution, scapegoats, The Big Lie, Trump, truth, Weimar Republic
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Can It Happen Here?
Alan Zendell, February 26, 2018 One of the nearly continuous lessons I learned growing up in post-World War Two New York, was that America was the strongest and most virtuous country on Earth. The idea that America was where the … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-semitism, autocracy, bigotry, Communism, divisiveness, Donald Trump, dystopia, Fascism, fear, Franklin Roosevelt, hitler, Judiciary, Mussolini, Nazism, Philip K. Dick, racism, sexism, Sinclair Lewis, Stalin, the press, totalitarianism, truth, World War 2
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Opting Out
Alan Zendell, August 19, 2018 Ever since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president, public reaction has been separated into well-delineated camps. One of the two most vocal and obvious groups is comprised of Trump’s loyal supporters. The other is … Continue reading
The Slide to Autocracy
Alan Zendell, July 25, 2018 I was one of many who was struck, early on, by the similarities between Donald Trump’s rise to power and that of Adolf Hitler. The number of websites devoted to the subject is astounding, and … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, constitution, democracy, disruption, divisiveness, Fascism, Hermann Goring, hitler, lock her up, national security, Nazism, Putin, separation of powers, supreme court, Trump
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Trump’s Vision of a Greater America
Alan Zendell, July 15, 2018 Donald Trump famously began his presidential campaign with his signature slogan, “Make America Great Again” combined with a virulent attack against Muslim immigrants. When he went on to attack Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Merkel, asylum, change, culture, EU, europe, Fascism, health care, immigration, isolationism, mexico, NATO, racism, Teresa May, UK, wealth, white supremacy, women's rights
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The Evolution of Trump
Alan Zendell, July 11, 2018 Though it seems like we’ve been living this nightmare a lot longer, it’s been only three years since real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump announced that he was running for president. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, allies, arrogance, belligerence, congress, divisiveness, extremism, Fascism, fights, isolationism, Ivanka, NATO, negotiation, Putin, russia, tactics, Trump, winning
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A Faustian Bargain
Alan Zendell, May 1, 2018 One of the clichés of modern life is “be careful what you wish for.” The problem isn’t so much with our wishes as with how far we’re willing to go to realize them, and once … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, divisiveness, ego, Fascism, Fuast, Goethe, hero worship, immigrants, iran, moral values, North Korea, partisanship, President Moon, the Devil, Trump, unintended consequences
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