Author: Mark Alexander

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“People who dismiss the unemployed and dependent as “parasites” fail to understand economics and parasitism. A successful parasite is one that is not recognized by its host; one that can make its host work for it without appearing as a burden. Such is the ruling class in a capitalistic society.” ~ Jason Read

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“And, suddenly, the dogwhistles have turned into air-raid sirens.
I think, maybe, it’s time for the nation to rise up and point out to the Republican party that, root and branch, it is a racist embarrassment to democracy and a blight on this nation that all the world can see.” ~ Charles Pierce

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“The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it’s a world or a relationship. Everything has its time. And everything ends.” ~ Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who School Reunion

Sorry for the kind of depressing quote. Just thinking about our country. More than even during the horrific Bush years (when I started blogging) I believe we are witnessing the decline and fall of the United States, and it saddens me to see what we’ve become.

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.” ~ William Butler Yeats

We may be able to slow the process down somewhat by making good, progressive choices in November, but I really have no hope that we’ll be able to reverse course completely. This is not the dream of the 21st Century that we were presented with as children…

Where is that man in the blue box when you need him?

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“I don’t see anyone in the GOP majority demanding drug testing for folks who receive oil and gas subsidies.” ~ Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)

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