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Our b...What went wrong is what created this nation. Our birth right is our death wish, as it were. It was freedom for white Anglo-protestant men financed by expropriated native lands and appropriated slave-labor. Insiders, freedom. Outsiders, terror, subordination, violence. <br /><br />Maybe the "last days of American democracy" are really the last days of a hypocritical, limited, purblind democracy. Was this place ever a democracy for Black Americans? Was this place ever a democracy for women, or natives, or workers? Nah, it wasn't. It wasn't. <br /><br />If anything, the demographics are shifting now in a big way away from white moderates as the dominant group. I think we can and ought to see Jan 6 and the general Trump-farcical-fascist movement as a petit bourgeois reaction to their slipping class and social position. A reaction to the very real transference of power. You don't do Jan 6 from a position of strength. Not all that different from the Know Nothings, or the reactionary socialism Marx and Engels discuss in the CM. <br /><br />I was so touched by OP's comments about two visions of America's future, and the vulnerability he felt because of his age and health. I'm 32 years old and there's a lot of fear out there. But there's a longer view of history too, and I frankly am optimistic. Not rose-colored glasses, but optimistic that the USA might one day soon be a multi-racial democracy. I don't want an American democracy based on imperialism, exploitation, and white supremacy. It's painful when something is dying, Painful and scary. But something rotten's been needing to die for a long time in this country. At a moment of destruction there is a moment of creativity, of what comes next. What comes next isn't inevitably facism or darkness... only if we cede our agency is that an inevitability. <br /><br />BaileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-38127517473206568432021-12-13T17:41:12.924-05:002021-12-13T17:41:12.924-05:00Fun fact: Governor Ronald Reagan signed Californi...Fun fact: Governor Ronald Reagan signed California's gun control act of 1967, a law that was supported by the National Rifle Association, after whites became alarmed that the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense had been calling for African Americans to take up arms to defend themselves against state-sanctioned white terror.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-71168239361739453152021-12-13T17:36:34.578-05:002021-12-13T17:36:34.578-05:00There is a lot of racism behind Americans' pec...There is a lot of racism behind Americans' peculiar relationship with firearms.<br /><br />The people who wrote, and the people who ratified, the US constitution lived in constant fear of slave revolts. They demanded recognition in the Constitution of a right to be armed so that they could keep the enslaved in chains. In some parts of America, the enslaved were as much as half of the total population. (Recall that in the 1780s & 90s, there were still large numbers of enslaved Africans even in New York and New Jersey; and there had been uprisings within living memory, both in the colonies and in the Caribbean.) With the end of de jure slavery, there still remained a large population of formerly-enslaved people whom the white population viewed as a potential threat that had to be contained. There was no comparable enslaved population in Canada or Britain, so there could be no comparable argument to justify raising the right to bear arms to a level of constitutional protection, as in the States.<br /><br />Since the right to bear arms in the UK had been established by statute, it could just as easily be restricted or rescinded by statute, which is much more readily accomplished than repealing a constitutional provision.<br /><br />The white American psyche in the US also identified very much with bearing arms to fight against the Native population, as the borders of the country were pushed further and further across the continent, eventually swallowing up all of the Natives' territory. Our seniors today grew up on a steady of diet of Western movies and tales that were all about fighting Indians; I doubt that there is anything comparable to that in Canada, let alone in the UK. (You wouldn't believe the level of outrage that was unleashed when the American Library Association announced a few years ago that they were taking Laura Ingalls Wilder's name off of a children's book award. Wilder was the author of the <i>Little House on the Prairie</i> novels that told of her family's settling in the Great Plains during the 19th century. The novels include racist depictions of Native Americans.)Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-89035572473580560322021-12-13T16:53:32.910-05:002021-12-13T16:53:32.910-05:00SM, I don't believe you fully understand the t...SM, I don't believe you fully understand the term "ex officio." <br /><br />"Politicians ex officio are not in a position to make, initiate or directly effect governmental policy."<br /><br />There's a class issue here. It's just understood that at a certain level one isn't allowed to financially fail. Some folks get unemployment and others get golden parachutes; in government/business/think tanks/top 20 universities, the door revolves (google Amy Chua, Neal Katyal). One year you're making low six figures, the next low seven. The right people get to buy the Trump SPAC PIPE at a different level under different terms then the schlubs who pay retail (this offer is clearly a combination of pump and dump and speculative bribery).<br /><br />The real money in public service comes after one leaves public service. E.G. retired Gen. Mattis gets a pension ~$270K and serves on the BOD for General Dynamics for another ~$ quarter million. Former MOCs can make high six to low seven figures lobbying. All this is well known and still it happens.<br /><br />We need to eliminate dark money for other reasons but the corruption would continue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />aaallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-463165544969301792021-12-13T12:55:28.641-05:002021-12-13T12:55:28.641-05:00David,
"It is an intellectual vice to turn t...David,<br /><br />"It is an intellectual vice to turn to insults to deflect from your simple error.<br />Enough."Another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-89266382548988945192021-12-13T11:48:41.485-05:002021-12-13T11:48:41.485-05:00aaall,
Politicians ex officio are not in a positi...aaall,<br /><br />Politicians ex officio are not in a position to make, initiate or directly effect governmental policy. I agree with Warren on the broader scope of reforms, and who one brings into government matters. The single point was that by shining a public light on who the power brokers are, scrutiny by the body politic at large will reshape the ethics of governance. There will always be the corruption of self-interest.Silly Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59488163826562843912021-12-13T11:31:31.837-05:002021-12-13T11:31:31.837-05:00Oy.... give it up... AA... stop flailing.Oy.... give it up... AA... stop flailing.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508979511627745008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-75845967172551514472021-12-13T11:24:51.549-05:002021-12-13T11:24:51.549-05:00David Zimmerman,
No, it is you who cannot admit ...David Zimmerman,<br /><br /><br />No, it is you who cannot admit that you are wrong. Nothing you have said about Canada's adoption of a constitutions in 1982 - with no analog to the 2nd Amendment in the U.s. Constitution - supports your specious claim that my explanation for the predominance of a gun culture in the U.S., which does not exist in Canada, is due to the long-standing presence of the 2nd Amendment in the U.S. Constitution.Another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-18030576978976784232021-12-13T11:20:34.119-05:002021-12-13T11:20:34.119-05:00I had no idea that almost all of our history is de...I had no idea that almost all of our history is dependent on some (usually small) group of voters not voting the way a commentator desired. I guess this alternative history stuff must be fun, or at least therapeutic.Christopher J. Mulvaney, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15817420454023465228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-15673606622101065862021-12-13T11:07:02.547-05:002021-12-13T11:07:02.547-05:00To Another Anonymous:
You really cannot admit it ...To Another Anonymous:<br /><br />You really cannot admit it when you are wrong.<br />It is an intellectual vice to turn to insults to deflect from your simple error.<br />Enough.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508979511627745008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-70352846635969493092021-12-13T10:53:16.059-05:002021-12-13T10:53:16.059-05:00David Zimmerman,
The narcissism of small differen...David Zimmerman,<br /><br />The narcissism of small differences once more rears its head. The question is, why does the United States have such a strong gun culture, and Canada, which was also once a frontier requiring the use of weapons to survive, does not. I pointed to the existence of the 2nd Amendment, which has been in the U.S. Constitution since 1789, as the explanation, whereas Canada has not had such a constitution to ingrain the possession of guns in its culture. You rejoinder that, well, you are wrong, since Canada adopted a constitution in 1982, which does not have an analog to the U.S. 2nd Amendment. So, during the years when the U.S. had a constitution with a 2nd Amendment, and Canada did not – from 1789 to 1982, a period of 193 years - the right to bear arms was the culture in the U.S. How does the fact that Canada adopted a constitution without an analog to the 2nd Amendment in 1982 rebut that?<br />Another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-48701482819338497572021-12-13T10:12:36.447-05:002021-12-13T10:12:36.447-05:00To Another Anonymous:
You are quite incorrect.
...To Another Anonymous:<br /><br />You are quite incorrect. <br /><br />Canada has had a written constitution since 1982, when Pierre Trudeau "repatriated" it from the UK. <br /><br />Our constitution contains a "Charter of Rights," somewhat similar to the US Bill of Rights, but of course there is no parallel to the Second Amendment.<br /><br />For more information, see:<br /><br />https://justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/05.html#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20of%20Canada%20includes%20the%20Constitution%20Act%2C,and%20treaty%20rights.%20What%20does%20our%20Constitution%20say%3FDavid Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508979511627745008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-50165828294684359052021-12-13T10:11:00.597-05:002021-12-13T10:11:00.597-05:00To Another Anonymous:
You are quite incorrect.
...To Another Anonymous:<br /><br />You are quite incorrect. <br /><br />Canada has had a written constitution since 1982, when Pierre Trudeau "repatriated" it from the UK. <br /><br />Our constitution contains a "Charter of Rights," somewhat similar to the US Bill of Rights, but of course there is no parallel to the Second Amendment.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508979511627745008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68582686593396961922021-12-12T20:49:33.433-05:002021-12-12T20:49:33.433-05:00"The easiest first step to to advance that te..."The easiest first step to to advance that tenet is to eliminate dark money."<br /><br />Yes, but that alone won't do it. The real money is after one leaves the government. Obama screwed himself (and us) when he put Geithner at Treasury and Summers at the CEA. <br /><br />Both have made bank from major financial institutions after they left the government. Cush lobbying jobs and board seats, you get the picture. Gerald Ford turned this into an art form after he left the presidency. Heidi Highcamp now lobbies for things she opposed as a Senator. I assume this is Sinema's strategy - a job, probably not lobbying.<br /><br />During her campaign, Senator warren had some thoughts on the 'revolving door."<br /><br />https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/after-trump<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />aaallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-37965719489404555972021-12-12T19:33:10.357-05:002021-12-12T19:33:10.357-05:00aaall
Re private militias: interesting/horrifying
...aaall<br />Re private militias: interesting/horrifying<br />Thks.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-55404969998580456962021-12-12T17:19:01.775-05:002021-12-12T17:19:01.775-05:00What everyone more or less is advocating here fall...What everyone more or less is advocating here falls into one main category: Responsible and Ethical conduct by all parties in a democracy.<br />The easiest first step to to advance that tenet is to eliminate dark money. Make it absolutely impossible to donate money to politicians anonymously by any means. Mandate a provenance to all political donations with the force of law. No exceptions, no exemptions. Any candidate caught receiving untraceable funds must surrender those funds.Silly Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-13561248702558780672021-12-12T17:14:28.773-05:002021-12-12T17:14:28.773-05:00LFC, I've read papers that could lead one to b...LFC, I've read papers that could lead one to believe that allowing folks from the Borderlands to settle here was a huge mistake. <br /><br />Private militias, both state sanctioned (e.g. slave patrols) and spontaneously organized, are a long standing factor. Back in the day, California had a bounty on Native Americans. In 1860 a private militia murdered about a hundred women, children, and the elderly down the road from where I live.<br /><br />Around the same time in Utah an LDS militia murdered around the same number of pilgrims from Arkansas who were headed to California on the Old Spanish Trail (Mountain Meadow).<br /><br />Rinse and repeat many times.<br /><br />The current radicalization of the issue has its roots in the reaction to the GCA of 1968 and the hostile take over of the NRA by Harlan Carter, et al in 1977, making it an organ of Movement Conservatism.<br /><br />We should have simply classed semi-auto centerfire rifles as firearms under the IRS section of the USC in 1986. <br /><br />s.w., what happened is that, from the Liberty Lobby and the Plot to the present, a number of wealthy conservative and libertarian actors never gave up hating on FDR and the New Deal (one of the Jan 6 arrestees is a Bozell - three generations of reaction and treason). Every right wing magazine and organization from before NR to the Tea Party and beyond has a sugar daddy or two. There is a straight line from "God and Man at Yale" to Reagan, Gingrich, Trump, and Jan. 6.<br /><br />aaallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-50103997708198150262021-12-12T15:42:18.747-05:002021-12-12T15:42:18.747-05:00David Zimmerman,
The difference in the gun cultur...David Zimmerman,<br /><br />The difference in the gun culture here in the U.S., versus Canada, is that Canada does not have a constitution, which in the U.S. incorporates the gun culture into the 2nd Amendment.Another Anonyousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-39583084998468599672021-12-12T13:59:04.983-05:002021-12-12T13:59:04.983-05:00Re origins of U.S. attachment to guns: in addition...Re origins of U.S. attachment to guns: in addition to what's already been mentioned, one argument emphasizes that it was settlers of Scots-Irish descent in particular who embodied a culture that stressed guns, honor, etc., and who made up the vast majority of those who settled in the Appalachians and then in the western "backcountry." This culture clashed w that of more cosmopolitan, better-educated Northeasterners. That, in oversimplified form, is an argument that has been made by several writers (incl. some social scientists and historians). <br /><br />If interested, you can get a flavor of some of this by skimming through a 2012 piece, "War and the Intellectuals," by Stephen Rosen, a protege of the late Samuel Huntington, in a journal called The American Interest. Rosen argues there that American elites have always been much more skeptical about the use of force and more 'internationalist' (my term) than the country as a whole, w the exception of the 1940s and early '50s. I'm not really persuaded -- surely, for ex., there were plenty of Eastern elites who supported the war vs Mexico and Westward expansion by force (provided maybe that they didn't have to wield the rifles themselves). One of the Northern heroes in the battle of Gettysburg was, in civilian life, a college professor. Theodore Roosevelt himself, the epitome of "virile" expansionism and martial belligerence, came from an elite background. All that said, it's sometimes worth reading or glancing at the work of intelligent writers w whom one might strongly disagree, which is why mention this piece.LFCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-46358378688658913862021-12-12T13:33:18.135-05:002021-12-12T13:33:18.135-05:00Let's not forget all those weapons being turne...Let's not forget all those weapons being turned on all those living--and dying--elsewhere. E.g.,<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html<br /><br />Or, what's being left out is how the domestic gun ideology is linked to the highly lucrative international weapons economy.<br /><br />Meantime, <br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/politics/newsom-texas-abortion-law-guns.html<br /><br />although it seems like another turn towards a vigilante 'justice' system, I hope it's just a ploy to bring home to the SC that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.R McDnoreply@blogger.com