something is missing. Some form of illumination. — Banno
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, Nancy Isenberg youtube talk by the author
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn (what Zinn thought about the other side of history from the more traditional "fundamental nationalist glorification of country)
A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism by Daniel A. Sjursen
Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen
From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States, Priscilla Murolo
Noam Chomsky has all sorts of things to say about American history, most of it unflattering,
I like the idea of no force threatened against peaceful people, but it doesn't feel right in this context.
Tens if not hundreds of thousands of deaths v making the rich pay a little bit more.
Obviously those in poverty aren't being helped by other means. Do you have any suggestions?
Yes, sending the matter to the states permits different laws in different places. But the legality of laws is a big part of what the Supreme Court has to figure out. Now that all of the precedents built from Roe vs Wade have been struck down, we don't know how far the Court will go. Or to be precise, they don't know far they can go. — Paine
Will time bring a rebound? Perhaps. — Banno
I no longer have any respect for the United States as any kind of reasonable constitutional democracy. It is horrific; I am horrified. — Pantagruel
The problem isn't external to the system, the problem is the system itself. It's not like some foreign agent invaded the US and bypassed all its laws - most of these developments went through the perfectly legal process so nobly enshrined by the Constitution. — _db
I’d chime in to say the US isn’t a direct democracy and wasn’t designed to be either. The founding fathers were wary of the common man’s ability to vote and wanted to protect citizens from the “tyranny of the majority.”obviously if people don’t have trust in the voting system then the whole thing falls apart. But I personally don’t see a lot of reason to worry-at the end of the day I think most people will reason their way through and we will see Hagel’s dielectric at work. — Paulm12
I am confused as to why Biden allows Trump to subvert our democracy. — Jackson
I think the democracy is already subverted. It is a losing battle at this point. — Pantagruel
.I am confused as to why Biden allows Trump to subvert our democracy. — Jackson
So, Biden wants Trump to destroy it? I hope that is not his strategy. — Jackson
The people - the democratic system - have put the institutions in place already. Whatever damage has been done has been done to the fabric of the culture. It is the picture of the corruption of the human spirit. — Pantagruel
we will see Hagel’s dielectric at work. — Paulm12
The founding fathers were wary of the common man’s ability to vote and wanted to protect citizens from the “tyranny of the majority.” — Paulm12
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