Month: November 2018

war

It is a wall

The wall begins by executive order under President Trump’s inherent authority to defend Americans from enemies foreign and domestic: Invaders flying enemy flags advance on the Great Wall of Trump, chanting “The people united will never be defeated”: Invaders storm the wall:

culture

“Hail Fellow ComicsGate Fan”

ComicsGate died. It died because it allowed a leadership that hates ComicsGate and hates the fans to take charge. Hate is defined as wanting tropes that are now forbidden, like the Han Solo of the first Star Wars movie who rescued Princess Leia and the original very manly Thor. Thus either ComicsGate is hate movement or it hates the fans. And the leadership of ComicsGate hates the fans. > “Go …

war

No nation with a gay parade wins wars

Israel has just been defeated yet again. Three days ago they invaded to Gaza to put a stop to intolerable organized acts of war by the government of Gaza. Were militarily defeated. This was rationalized as a one off bungle. These things happen, but now, rather than trying again with the supposed errors rectified, they are seeking a peace treaty that restores and legitimizes the intolerable status quo ante that …

party politics

Election outcome

I am disappointed and surprised that we did not see a red wave. But the loss of the house changes little. Trump did not have a majority of Trump Republicans before the election and he now has a slightly larger minority of Trump Republicans. And in any case, the house has had no real power since FDR. With better control of the Senate, Trump can get judges and appointments through …