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WOKE: What Is It?

By GW

On May 9, 2023

In DeSantis, WOKE, Republicans, Democrats, General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth, Education, Floridia

What is “WOKE”?

What is WOKE and what does it mean? Webster’s definition of woke is:” being conscious of racial discrimination and other forms of oppression and injustice”.

Being “woke” means having good manners, common courtesy, and the ability to show empathy and respect for others, especially those different than ourselves.

GOP’s View on “WOKE”

Republicans, calling people and things “woke” is just their shorthanded way of derisively rejecting all the above-mentioned values in favor of their preferred values of arrogant rudeness, gratuitous cruelty towards anyone different than themselves, and complete selfishness.

Why Your Next Car Will Probably Be Electric

By GW

On December 4, 2022

In General, Society, Environment

Your next vehicle will probably
be electric

(BPT) – Love them, hate them, or don’t really care, electric vehicles are beginning to take over transportation conversations and roadways, and soon, boats and planes. Already, there were 16.5 million electric cars on the road worldwide in 2021, three times more than in 2018, according to S&P Global. Though still in the early adopter phase, here are four reasons your next vehicle is likely to be electric.

5 Things Driving Interest in EV’s

By GW

On December 4, 2022

In General, Society, Environment

(BPT) – If you think you’ve been seeing more plug-in cars on the road or hybrid vehicles in the carpool lane lately, you are not imagining it. A recent Deloitte report found that high fuel prices, combined with lower maintenance costs, has EV interest poised for continued growth among U.S. consumers.

Hankook Tire’s latest Gauge Index took a closer look at what’s driving interest in EV and hybrid vehicles:

GOP Agenda for the American People

By GW

On December 2, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth

Now that the GOP is the Majority in the House of Representatives, here is their agenda for the American people.

GOP Agenda for America

As you can see, the GOP really does not have an agenda for the American people, but they do have an agenda for themselves.

An Open Letter to White Evangelicals: We’re Done With You

By GW

On July 8, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized

An open letter to white evangelicals: we're done with you

I found an interesting letter from Christian pastor John Pavlovitz. He speaks to what’s clearly wrong with Christianity in America. He called it “An Open Letter to White Evangelicals: We’re Done With You.” He was trying to point out what he sees in the evangelical movement today and why it is problematic.

Dear White Evangelicals,

I need to tell you something: People have had it with you. They’re done. They want nothing to do with you any longer, and here’s why:

They see your hypocrisy, your inconsistency, your incredibly selective mercy, and your thinly veiled supremacy.

The GOP War on Democracy

By GW

On June 29, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy

The GOP is declaring war on democracy. Josh Hawley is telling everyone their battle plans.

Missouri’s junior Republican senator wants Republicans use right-wing laws — like abortion bans — to terrorize political opponents and accumulate more power. Hawley’s vision involves a nation where liberals flee from states run by Republicans.

Roe v Wade Was Just the Beginning

By GW

On June 29, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth

The overturning of Roe v Wade was, to me, the beginning of a firestorm. Even though I do not really believe in abortions, I feel that it is a woman’s right to decide for herself if she wants to go through with it. The Supreme Court is somewhat right when they said that there was nothing in the Constitution that allowed abortions.

“Violence is the Last Refuge of the Incompetent”

By GW

On June 25, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth, Uncategorized

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent

When someone does not have supportive arguments for their ideals and plans, that leads to them implementing their very ideals and plans through force. This is exactly what I think the January 6^th insurrection was all about. To me it’s down to just plain ignorance. As Issac Asimov said, “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov famously called violence “the last refuge of the incompetent.” But violence — self-defense excepted — is also the last refuge of the loser, the last gasp of those who have no more words, the tacit confession of those who know, but are loath to admit, that they got nothing’. If you can’t win the argument, win the fight. A mantra for thugs, bullies, and many Republicans. This is now normal politics. Republicans no longer talk policy or ideas; they only threaten to take away your rights or punish you if you do not bow down to their way.

Judge Luttig’s War on Democracy

By GW

On June 20, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth

Below is Judge Luttig’s statement to the Jan. 6th committee. It is Judge Luttig’s view on our war on democracy.

Statement of J. Michael Luttig before
The United States House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021,

Attack on the United States Capitol Washington, D.C

June 16, 2022

Honorable Members of the House Select Committee —

A stake was driven through the heart of American democracy on January 6, 2021, and our democracy today is on a knife’s edge.

America was at war on that fateful day, but not against a foreign power. She was at war against herself. We Americans were at war with each other — over our democracy.

January 6 was but the next, foreseeable battle in a war that had been raging in America for years, though that day was the most consequential battle of that war even to date. In fact, January 6 was a separate war unto itself, a war for America’s democracy, a war irresponsibly instigated and prosecuted by the former president, his political party allies, and his supporters. Both wars are raging to this day.

No Monopoly on Truth

By GW

On June 18, 2022

In General, Society, Politics, Democracy, Truth

This was an opinion piece about having no monopoly on truth. I saw it in the newspaper and agreed with it.

“I’d like to be as sure of anything as many people in this country today seem to be about everything. The problem is that their beliefs and opinions are based on propaganda. Extreme radical wings of their political party indoctrinate them by the news and social media. Not on facts.