When you ask the question- How important is courage- I think of my father (and many others) who enlisted at the age of 17 to fight in WW2, showing courage to fight for right, for democracy,at an age where , in current times, the youth are able to just be kids, to not have to take on the roles of defender of democracy. I think of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss- two women who stood up to the likes of Trump and Gulliani as they did the honest work of protecting the election. Courage is truly the backbone of the success of our country to have gotten to this point, and courage will see us through the likes of Trump.
Scientists find Exposure(aka facing your fears) mandatory.
~No one takes the White House recommended inoculation: "Do one thing every day that scares you."--Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR:"Go kill Hitler and when you come back I promise you FREEDOM FROM FEAR"(aka UN.org Human Rights Declaration)
Pharma:"You don't have to face your fears anymore, just keep taking our pills, don't worry, they're not addictive!"--Purdue Pharma that launched the opioid crises.
All Americans know the word Valium and none know the top words for the science: desensitization, exposure, anti-fragile, and even "CHILD'S PLAY"(AnxiousGeneration.com)
Fear of Evangelizing for Jesus becomes Love of Evangelizing for Jesus ... thus America became divided into "Valium poppers," "Bible Thumpers," Placeboees, and the uncured sufferers(searching for one of the above?). Some Placeboees become "Militant Placeboees"... Evangelizing for everyone to believe in their Placebo and take their Placebo. But anything can be a placebo: Fox, MAGA, anger, etc.
Getting Americans to spend 20 seconds to measure their (Loved Ones, or their own, etc)emotions is 100X harder than getting them to vote(which is about $15.9 billion for 2024).
Here's the "5 words" needed to measure anxiety, etc scientifically:
Anxious?Frightened?Worrying (about things)?Tense (or on edge)?Nervous?
In 20 seconds you can MEASURE BEFORE AND AFTER any treatment exercise(INCLUDES PLACEBO THAT CURES UP TO 60%) and it will be your first (and only?) MANIFESTATION OF EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL MATURITY in this way?😁😁😁😁
Steve I admire your courage to go on MSNBC and speak out, speak to the coward dogs within Congress and around. I wonder with great concern, how can a civilian run from the outside our entire Congress and some Senate. I hope the Democrats take both and the people regect Trump and his swamp. All we can do is vote, but I see a great battle within to keep our democracy but again how can a civilian run our government for the last 4 yrs.
My dad was right there with your dad and he would be appalled to see what’s going on today. He didn’t talk much about the war, but sometimes when we were washing and wax in the car on the Saturday morning, he would look wistfully at his uniform, but always hung in the corner of the garage and say “don’t think it can’t happen again”
My Dad enlisted in the Navy right after Pearl Harbor. I honor his memory and the memories of my 2 uncles who joined with him. They fought fascists and so do I.
As a former journalist (newspaper, radio and TV), I am so disheartened by the cowardice of these overly rich men and how they were so easily intimidated by the Orange One. It was good to see the New York Times endorse Vice President Harris, but their news department continues to sanewash the gibberish her opponent continues to spew. I fear for my country.
I’m not sure if it’s totally about fear or about protecting their own fortunes and interests. People like Bezos would have no problem getting out of the country and finding a safe harbor. But his money / assets might be another story. I see it as hedging their bets by being quiet. Getting the tax breaks and staying off the enemy list if Trump wins. Rather short sighted because he will expect compliance on other things. They can look to Putin to see how secure oligarchs are who depend on the fascist or dictator.
They want Trump to win. They can stage fake WWF battles while actually helping each other profit!
They want Trump to win because long term that's what helps them. They are not even trying to hide its one-sidedness at this point. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence!
Imagine wearing these shirts in front of MAGAs 👇 🤣
I am 75 years old. My only act of courage will be to work the polls in Miami. November 5th we must arrive by 5:30 AM and stay until after the last voter has voted to break down the set-up we put together on November 4th. I have been through training, have a manual, and will most likely be an Inspector (of ballots). I have already voted absentee and sent what little money I can afford to a couple of candidates. Fingers crossed!
Been there, done all that too. I’m out of the country this year but have voted and sent money to my candidates as often as possible. When talking about courage, I used to work as an X-ray tech at my local VA back in the ‘90s. We still had many WW II survivors as patients and I heard stories that would curl your hair when they decided to share. They served in every theater under conditions that were terrible. Same goes for Korean and the Vietnam Nam vets. Courage under fire in all kinds of conditions. Unless we’ve worn their boots, we can have no idea. But to not be civically engaged enough to vote in order to save what we have left of our democratic republic is, to my mind at least, the height of cowardice.
Thank you. While your role might once have been a simple administrative task, essential but routine, it now takes courage to staff our elections. I truly appreciate those who take on such roles in states like Florida.
Donna, I worked the polls for years, often running a polling place. Couple of suggestions for comfort. First, bring enough food for all day and second, you’re not going to be sitting all day but rather getting up and down. Your body’s going to ache terribly, and you’re going to need Tylenol or Aleve. Bring one or the other,enough for all day.
And working the polls on Election Day, particularly if it’s your home poll, is the most fun you can standing up!
It is weak behavior to remain "neutral" in the face of fascism. It is as the proverbial ostrich burying its head in the sand denying the danger at hand because she cannot "see it'. I have had many WTAF moments over the last eight years...this is yet another.
Exactly! To remain silent as fascism threatens is reprehensible. Look at all those who have even more to fear from him and his stated retribution tour, and these folks do not have anywhere near the resources that Bezos and Soon-Shiong have. And yet Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Cassidy Hutchinson, Sarah Matthews, Olivia Troye, many others who were in his admin have not only spoken out against him but have endorsed Harris. That is moral courage. Still waiting for Romney and W. Bush to endorse her, but apparently they are light in the ballsack.
to endorse, but I am pretty certain that his already puny spine has completely atrophied. What a service he could do our country by speaking out for once. As they say in the NFL, “come on man”.
"but I am pretty certain that his already puny spine has completely atrophied". Barbara, his mother, would certainly have a thing or two to say to him if she were still alive!! (Remember how she came out publicly for Hillary Clinton?)
MSM are doing their level best to help Trump at every turn.
They want Trump to win because long term that's what helps them. They are not even trying to hide its one-sidedness at this point. They got Donald Trump elected before and they are trying to do it again, with a lot of help from extremely wealthy owners. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence.
Remember: Trump is Fascist to the core! Together with his pathological lying and malignant narcissism and his agenda if elected “Project 2025” Fascism/Authoritarian will become the rule given Trump total power. Destroying our democracy taken away normal freedoms!
When faced with the real possibility of a fascist taking power in America, the billionaire class has chosen to embrace fascism and potential tax cuts, rather than join with the rest of us who choose democracy.
Sadly, their cowardice only illustrates the true depths of evil we are facing. That those with vast wealth and robust business empires are afraid of trump, then there is little hope for the rest of us. But I’m praying that their cowardice inspires more people, even those who have much to lose, to stand up to fascism, like General Kelly has done. Donald trump can only destroy our democracy if we let him. Let’s not let him do that. Let’s elect Kamala Harris and let the legal system (while it still stands) send the felon, rapist, racist, conman to jail, where he belongs.
Not a coincidence that he will hold a hate rally at Madison Square Garden, like that infamous Nazi rally back in 1939. It's stunning that after the Second World War and the horrors unleashed by the Nazis so many Americans are once again either embracing trumpist fascism or passively allowing it to flourish, like these two billionaire chickenshits.
That was 80 years ago, and those who didn’t live through the war and suffer the rationing, and worry here at home have no idea what it was like. I remember my mother walking me to the grocery store saying she wished she still had some stamps for sugar. I was 4 or 5, but I remember it well. She wanted to bake a cake for our neighbors who had lost a son.
From Billy Joel to Hitler Wannabe. Madison Square Garden couldn’t have refused to let him use it? Assume had to pay in advance. Will there be parades with Nazi flags? KKK parades…white sheets and all? NRA..carrying their vast assortment of weapons for sale? Will he finish it all off by shooting someone on Fifth Avenue? Never can tell.
Yes, I watch what I say nowadays. I’ve always gone by the mantra of not talking about politics with others, even those I know are sane and normal. When talking to cultists about anything BUT politics they try to trigger and expose. So just have to walk away. I know I’m on the side of truth, Justice and the American way. I don’t need to convert them. They are hopeless.
One thing that hasn’t happened: Trump’s failures. Trump airlines?! Trump university?! Trump steaks?! The Apprentice?! And my personal favorite: Trump’s Atlantic City casino failure - how could anyone with functioning brain cells pull that off? His organization was invited to leave Panama because they couldn’t even manage a hotel (that they didn’t build…(correct me if I’m wrong). He’s blown through all the wealth his father created, was possibly on the verge of bankruptcy when The Apprentice was started. Seems a shame not to have pounded him with all these demonstrations of his failures.
Thank you, Steven, for calling out how cash trumps courage. Spineless comes to mind for those rich owners. And Maura Casey has a great post this morning at Casey’s Catch here on Substack. She’s an expert editorial writer and sees this for what it is—a very present danger.
On the other hand, why be brave when with America’s renowned short term memory failure, it will all be forgotten by next Wednesday? And Trump’s imaginary army will blunder mindlessly on anyway.
And if Harris wins? Bezos and Soon-Shiong won’t worry about revenge—that’s the select province of bullies and cowards.
I am appalled at the cowardice shown by people who know exactly what dangers Trump represents to this country. The authoritarian wannabe has spelled out clearly what his plans are, and this time he has smarter, like-minded disciples who will pick up the slack for this flawed and lawless candidate. It seems personal financial interests are more important to some already wealthy people. They are gambling with our futures, and their own and if they really believe Trump could be elected, they should be fighting for his loss instead of a victory that will cost this country its freedoms. I ask only, "How much is enough?"
ALL of us have shown Courage in the years of trump. We had to live through COVID as a Nation, that took Courage. There's more Good People than there are the MAGA delusionals, and we Will show more Courage at the Voting booth. Excellent piece this morning ☕ Steven, and will reStack ASAP 🇺🇸
Are we seeing the Fourth Estate crumble before our very eyes? Can individual journalists fill the void of the traditional media? Whether we have 100 or 1,000 followers speaking the truth these days before the election is imperative. I believe DJT has become more emboldened and willing to see just how much power he can amass. I hold on to one sliver of hope: the long lines at the advanced voting polling place here in the Heartland. Yesterday, at one polling in Missouri, long lines of people were allowed to vote well after the planned close of the station. In Kansas, the voter turnout appears to be record-setting. We need our young voters to exercise their right and secure their freedom.
trumpism has caused the Fourth Estate, like many, many other bastions of American democracy, to crumble, dissolve, fracture, whatever else you want to say. Ever since he entered politics, the media has sucked up to him, minimized his malevolence, whitewashed his past transgressions, buried damning information about him, sane washed his craziness, failed to call out his blatant lies, gave him countless passes on his stupidity and ignorance. All in pursuit of profit. Shameful.
The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Kamala Harris for President. If you’ve canceled WaPo and NYT, I’m sure the Inquirer will welcome your subscriptions.
It was a stab of pain to learn of the Bezos act of killing the Washington Post Harris endorsement!!!!!——-
The second richest man weakly drops to his knees to kiss the bare swamp feet of Trump!!!!!!
I remember the revelations of information the Washington Post sent to illuminate the actions of Nixon’s thugs during Watergate and how grateful and proud I was of those Washington Post works.!!!!! They rightly earned respect and admiration!!!
Now Bezos has destroyed that in his act of lack of courage. I guess he doesn’t own enough entrapments yet from his superior wealth?!!!!!?
——-
Excerpt from Stevens article:——-
“These decisions have roiled both papers, causing a number of high-level resignations, but the impact goes well beyond their own organizations. It tells Americans that even two of the world’s richest people are reluctant to cross a vengeful Donald Trump. In other words, they have told us they are more concerned about their own financial interests than standing up for press freedom and democratic values and against the danger of Trump. As if to clearly say even billions of dollars do not serve as a reliable bulwark against the possibility of a fascist president.”
I have had an annual subscription to the WaPo for awhile and grew up with a morning route during the Korean War years. I was proud of the Post. Yesterday I cancelled my subscription.
"The second richest man weakly drops to his knees to kiss the bare swamp feet of Trump!!!!!!" I don't believe that's what's happening. These guys are just covering themselves/their billions. If the orange sadist wins, their money should be OK -- which is important to them, given how many billions they get in federal assistance (i.e., our taxes). If he doesn't? No sweat. Nothing to worry about.
Because of the lack of courage of countless elected Republicans in Congress, they have remained silent in public while privately telling journalists and others “off the record” how much they despise Trump. As well, others who have criticized him have stopped short of endorsing his opponent because of a lack of courage that they might lose influence within their party. Then there are the disgustingly heartless grifters who have chosen to endorse and praise Trump because they can make money and that includes religious leaders. They are despicable—every last one of them and their influence over the voters with their support of all of trumps lies and adding to them, has caused a complete breakdown in this country’s political systems. If they had been brave and impeached him for his traitorous behavior, we wouldn’t be having to face this. They are all traitors and I will never forgive a single one of them for their feckless behavior to a traitor, rapist, racist, and criminal mob boss.
The lack of courage of our major newspapers is appalling. It'd be different if from the start they supported the other candidate. They did not. And they actually still don't support him.
You are correct. It takes courage. I am willing to violate the norm of not talking about politics. I was slow to put out my Harris campaign signs. In 2020 I went through seven Biden /Harris signs in the lead up to the election. The signs were repeatedly stolen. I have worked at the Dem headquarters locally. Monday I start working the early voting. ( election inspector) But what perhaps took the most courage was to go and talk to my neighbor. I had no idea where her stance on politics stood, but I did know that she had been an accomplice to a murder about six years ago. I made up a packet of info on how to register, early voting, etc. and even a Kamala pin. When she came to her door, I told her I could be overstepping but did she and her son have a plan to vote? She laughed and said, “Yes, and I like your signs”
When you ask the question- How important is courage- I think of my father (and many others) who enlisted at the age of 17 to fight in WW2, showing courage to fight for right, for democracy,at an age where , in current times, the youth are able to just be kids, to not have to take on the roles of defender of democracy. I think of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss- two women who stood up to the likes of Trump and Gulliani as they did the honest work of protecting the election. Courage is truly the backbone of the success of our country to have gotten to this point, and courage will see us through the likes of Trump.
Great examples. Thank you. Good to be reminded of courageous examples.
Fear of skydiving becomes Love of skydiving.
Scientists find Exposure(aka facing your fears) mandatory.
~No one takes the White House recommended inoculation: "Do one thing every day that scares you."--Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR:"Go kill Hitler and when you come back I promise you FREEDOM FROM FEAR"(aka UN.org Human Rights Declaration)
Pharma:"You don't have to face your fears anymore, just keep taking our pills, don't worry, they're not addictive!"--Purdue Pharma that launched the opioid crises.
All Americans know the word Valium and none know the top words for the science: desensitization, exposure, anti-fragile, and even "CHILD'S PLAY"(AnxiousGeneration.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2OzeAfYKc
Fear of Evangelizing for Jesus becomes Love of Evangelizing for Jesus ... thus America became divided into "Valium poppers," "Bible Thumpers," Placeboees, and the uncured sufferers(searching for one of the above?). Some Placeboees become "Militant Placeboees"... Evangelizing for everyone to believe in their Placebo and take their Placebo. But anything can be a placebo: Fox, MAGA, anger, etc.
Getting Americans to spend 20 seconds to measure their (Loved Ones, or their own, etc)emotions is 100X harder than getting them to vote(which is about $15.9 billion for 2024).
https://www.sutterhealth.org/pdf/services/holistic-integrative-medicine/mood-survey.pdf
Here's the "5 words" needed to measure anxiety, etc scientifically:
Anxious?Frightened?Worrying (about things)?Tense (or on edge)?Nervous?
In 20 seconds you can MEASURE BEFORE AND AFTER any treatment exercise(INCLUDES PLACEBO THAT CURES UP TO 60%) and it will be your first (and only?) MANIFESTATION OF EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL MATURITY in this way?😁😁😁😁
Steve I admire your courage to go on MSNBC and speak out, speak to the coward dogs within Congress and around. I wonder with great concern, how can a civilian run from the outside our entire Congress and some Senate. I hope the Democrats take both and the people regect Trump and his swamp. All we can do is vote, but I see a great battle within to keep our democracy but again how can a civilian run our government for the last 4 yrs.
My dad was right there with your dad and he would be appalled to see what’s going on today. He didn’t talk much about the war, but sometimes when we were washing and wax in the car on the Saturday morning, he would look wistfully at his uniform, but always hung in the corner of the garage and say “don’t think it can’t happen again”
My Dad enlisted in the Navy right after Pearl Harbor. I honor his memory and the memories of my 2 uncles who joined with him. They fought fascists and so do I.
Thanks to your Dad, Diane. My Dad joined at 18 (1939) when Canada wasn't even in the war yet. So, he joined the British Army. He was a model ANTIFA.
As a former journalist (newspaper, radio and TV), I am so disheartened by the cowardice of these overly rich men and how they were so easily intimidated by the Orange One. It was good to see the New York Times endorse Vice President Harris, but their news department continues to sanewash the gibberish her opponent continues to spew. I fear for my country.
I’m not sure if it’s totally about fear or about protecting their own fortunes and interests. People like Bezos would have no problem getting out of the country and finding a safe harbor. But his money / assets might be another story. I see it as hedging their bets by being quiet. Getting the tax breaks and staying off the enemy list if Trump wins. Rather short sighted because he will expect compliance on other things. They can look to Putin to see how secure oligarchs are who depend on the fascist or dictator.
Yeah. Way too many of them stand way too close to open windows.
They want Trump to win. They can stage fake WWF battles while actually helping each other profit!
They want Trump to win because long term that's what helps them. They are not even trying to hide its one-sidedness at this point. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence!
Imagine wearing these shirts in front of MAGAs 👇 🤣
https://t.co/SLPw0IK3et
I am 75 years old. My only act of courage will be to work the polls in Miami. November 5th we must arrive by 5:30 AM and stay until after the last voter has voted to break down the set-up we put together on November 4th. I have been through training, have a manual, and will most likely be an Inspector (of ballots). I have already voted absentee and sent what little money I can afford to a couple of candidates. Fingers crossed!
I worked at the polls for 35 years here in NJ. It is a very long day (15 hours), so I’m too old to deal with that now.
Thank you for your dedication to democracy, poll workers have to be courageous in today’s elections. Please be safe!
Sharon, thank you. I live in Florida but I grew up in South Jersey.
Thank you for this service.
Good for you!
Been there, done all that too. I’m out of the country this year but have voted and sent money to my candidates as often as possible. When talking about courage, I used to work as an X-ray tech at my local VA back in the ‘90s. We still had many WW II survivors as patients and I heard stories that would curl your hair when they decided to share. They served in every theater under conditions that were terrible. Same goes for Korean and the Vietnam Nam vets. Courage under fire in all kinds of conditions. Unless we’ve worn their boots, we can have no idea. But to not be civically engaged enough to vote in order to save what we have left of our democratic republic is, to my mind at least, the height of cowardice.
Thank you. While your role might once have been a simple administrative task, essential but routine, it now takes courage to staff our elections. I truly appreciate those who take on such roles in states like Florida.
Donna, I worked the polls for years, often running a polling place. Couple of suggestions for comfort. First, bring enough food for all day and second, you’re not going to be sitting all day but rather getting up and down. Your body’s going to ache terribly, and you’re going to need Tylenol or Aleve. Bring one or the other,enough for all day.
And working the polls on Election Day, particularly if it’s your home poll, is the most fun you can standing up!
Thank you for the advice. I know I will need to bring breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I am trying to figure out what to take.
It is weak behavior to remain "neutral" in the face of fascism. It is as the proverbial ostrich burying its head in the sand denying the danger at hand because she cannot "see it'. I have had many WTAF moments over the last eight years...this is yet another.
Exactly! To remain silent as fascism threatens is reprehensible. Look at all those who have even more to fear from him and his stated retribution tour, and these folks do not have anywhere near the resources that Bezos and Soon-Shiong have. And yet Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Cassidy Hutchinson, Sarah Matthews, Olivia Troye, many others who were in his admin have not only spoken out against him but have endorsed Harris. That is moral courage. Still waiting for Romney and W. Bush to endorse her, but apparently they are light in the ballsack.
I am also waiting for George W. Bush
to endorse, but I am pretty certain that his already puny spine has completely atrophied. What a service he could do our country by speaking out for once. As they say in the NFL, “come on man”.
"but I am pretty certain that his already puny spine has completely atrophied". Barbara, his mother, would certainly have a thing or two to say to him if she were still alive!! (Remember how she came out publicly for Hillary Clinton?)
I agree. Barbara was a strong woman. I did not subscribe to her political beliefs, but I admired her strength as a woman.
I’m pretty sure Barbara was pro-choice
MSM are doing their level best to help Trump at every turn.
They want Trump to win because long term that's what helps them. They are not even trying to hide its one-sidedness at this point. They got Donald Trump elected before and they are trying to do it again, with a lot of help from extremely wealthy owners. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence.
Remember: Trump is Fascist to the core! Together with his pathological lying and malignant narcissism and his agenda if elected “Project 2025” Fascism/Authoritarian will become the rule given Trump total power. Destroying our democracy taken away normal freedoms!
When faced with the real possibility of a fascist taking power in America, the billionaire class has chosen to embrace fascism and potential tax cuts, rather than join with the rest of us who choose democracy.
Sadly, their cowardice only illustrates the true depths of evil we are facing. That those with vast wealth and robust business empires are afraid of trump, then there is little hope for the rest of us. But I’m praying that their cowardice inspires more people, even those who have much to lose, to stand up to fascism, like General Kelly has done. Donald trump can only destroy our democracy if we let him. Let’s not let him do that. Let’s elect Kamala Harris and let the legal system (while it still stands) send the felon, rapist, racist, conman to jail, where he belongs.
It is all very much like Germany in the 30’s…and America then, too.
Not a coincidence that he will hold a hate rally at Madison Square Garden, like that infamous Nazi rally back in 1939. It's stunning that after the Second World War and the horrors unleashed by the Nazis so many Americans are once again either embracing trumpist fascism or passively allowing it to flourish, like these two billionaire chickenshits.
Unfortunately, too many folks alive today don’t really know or appreciate that history.
That was 80 years ago, and those who didn’t live through the war and suffer the rationing, and worry here at home have no idea what it was like. I remember my mother walking me to the grocery store saying she wished she still had some stamps for sugar. I was 4 or 5, but I remember it well. She wanted to bake a cake for our neighbors who had lost a son.
My Godfather died in France and so, of course, I never got to know him.
From Billy Joel to Hitler Wannabe. Madison Square Garden couldn’t have refused to let him use it? Assume had to pay in advance. Will there be parades with Nazi flags? KKK parades…white sheets and all? NRA..carrying their vast assortment of weapons for sale? Will he finish it all off by shooting someone on Fifth Avenue? Never can tell.
I keep thinking about him recreating this today. If he can…he will. Is he going to wear his newest color cap…black?
Yes, I watch what I say nowadays. I’ve always gone by the mantra of not talking about politics with others, even those I know are sane and normal. When talking to cultists about anything BUT politics they try to trigger and expose. So just have to walk away. I know I’m on the side of truth, Justice and the American way. I don’t need to convert them. They are hopeless.
One thing that hasn’t happened: Trump’s failures. Trump airlines?! Trump university?! Trump steaks?! The Apprentice?! And my personal favorite: Trump’s Atlantic City casino failure - how could anyone with functioning brain cells pull that off? His organization was invited to leave Panama because they couldn’t even manage a hotel (that they didn’t build…(correct me if I’m wrong). He’s blown through all the wealth his father created, was possibly on the verge of bankruptcy when The Apprentice was started. Seems a shame not to have pounded him with all these demonstrations of his failures.
Thank you, Steven, for calling out how cash trumps courage. Spineless comes to mind for those rich owners. And Maura Casey has a great post this morning at Casey’s Catch here on Substack. She’s an expert editorial writer and sees this for what it is—a very present danger.
Greed is what comes to my mind, not spinelessness.
It’s an addiction, like heroin, but for money.
On the other hand, why be brave when with America’s renowned short term memory failure, it will all be forgotten by next Wednesday? And Trump’s imaginary army will blunder mindlessly on anyway.
And if Harris wins? Bezos and Soon-Shiong won’t worry about revenge—that’s the select province of bullies and cowards.
Yes, to your final two sentences. Sort of like Pascal's Wager: I'll believe in God, in case He's real. If he's not real, it won't make any difference.
I am appalled at the cowardice shown by people who know exactly what dangers Trump represents to this country. The authoritarian wannabe has spelled out clearly what his plans are, and this time he has smarter, like-minded disciples who will pick up the slack for this flawed and lawless candidate. It seems personal financial interests are more important to some already wealthy people. They are gambling with our futures, and their own and if they really believe Trump could be elected, they should be fighting for his loss instead of a victory that will cost this country its freedoms. I ask only, "How much is enough?"
ALL of us have shown Courage in the years of trump. We had to live through COVID as a Nation, that took Courage. There's more Good People than there are the MAGA delusionals, and we Will show more Courage at the Voting booth. Excellent piece this morning ☕ Steven, and will reStack ASAP 🇺🇸
And now two extremely rich men show us egregious spinelessness. For money, for fucks sake. Billionaires, concerned with making more money.
Are we seeing the Fourth Estate crumble before our very eyes? Can individual journalists fill the void of the traditional media? Whether we have 100 or 1,000 followers speaking the truth these days before the election is imperative. I believe DJT has become more emboldened and willing to see just how much power he can amass. I hold on to one sliver of hope: the long lines at the advanced voting polling place here in the Heartland. Yesterday, at one polling in Missouri, long lines of people were allowed to vote well after the planned close of the station. In Kansas, the voter turnout appears to be record-setting. We need our young voters to exercise their right and secure their freedom.
trumpism has caused the Fourth Estate, like many, many other bastions of American democracy, to crumble, dissolve, fracture, whatever else you want to say. Ever since he entered politics, the media has sucked up to him, minimized his malevolence, whitewashed his past transgressions, buried damning information about him, sane washed his craziness, failed to call out his blatant lies, gave him countless passes on his stupidity and ignorance. All in pursuit of profit. Shameful.
The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Kamala Harris for President. If you’ve canceled WaPo and NYT, I’m sure the Inquirer will welcome your subscriptions.
What a wonderful endorsement!
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/endorsement-president-kamala-harris-democracy-20241025.html
The Justice Department will be dismantled ASAP if the fascists win. So much for Congress. And the Fourth Estate is already destroying itself.
Yes.
It was a stab of pain to learn of the Bezos act of killing the Washington Post Harris endorsement!!!!!——-
The second richest man weakly drops to his knees to kiss the bare swamp feet of Trump!!!!!!
I remember the revelations of information the Washington Post sent to illuminate the actions of Nixon’s thugs during Watergate and how grateful and proud I was of those Washington Post works.!!!!! They rightly earned respect and admiration!!!
Now Bezos has destroyed that in his act of lack of courage. I guess he doesn’t own enough entrapments yet from his superior wealth?!!!!!?
——-
Excerpt from Stevens article:——-
“These decisions have roiled both papers, causing a number of high-level resignations, but the impact goes well beyond their own organizations. It tells Americans that even two of the world’s richest people are reluctant to cross a vengeful Donald Trump. In other words, they have told us they are more concerned about their own financial interests than standing up for press freedom and democratic values and against the danger of Trump. As if to clearly say even billions of dollars do not serve as a reliable bulwark against the possibility of a fascist president.”
WaPo's new mantra or slogan or whatever you call it oughta be Fascism Flourishes in Fearfulness
I have had an annual subscription to the WaPo for awhile and grew up with a morning route during the Korean War years. I was proud of the Post. Yesterday I cancelled my subscription.
I read that Mark Zuckerberg is now 2nd richest person.
Bezos is the world's richest invertebrate
"The second richest man weakly drops to his knees to kiss the bare swamp feet of Trump!!!!!!" I don't believe that's what's happening. These guys are just covering themselves/their billions. If the orange sadist wins, their money should be OK -- which is important to them, given how many billions they get in federal assistance (i.e., our taxes). If he doesn't? No sweat. Nothing to worry about.
Because of the lack of courage of countless elected Republicans in Congress, they have remained silent in public while privately telling journalists and others “off the record” how much they despise Trump. As well, others who have criticized him have stopped short of endorsing his opponent because of a lack of courage that they might lose influence within their party. Then there are the disgustingly heartless grifters who have chosen to endorse and praise Trump because they can make money and that includes religious leaders. They are despicable—every last one of them and their influence over the voters with their support of all of trumps lies and adding to them, has caused a complete breakdown in this country’s political systems. If they had been brave and impeached him for his traitorous behavior, we wouldn’t be having to face this. They are all traitors and I will never forgive a single one of them for their feckless behavior to a traitor, rapist, racist, and criminal mob boss.
The lack of courage of our major newspapers is appalling. It'd be different if from the start they supported the other candidate. They did not. And they actually still don't support him.
Thank you for your fortitude.
You are correct. It takes courage. I am willing to violate the norm of not talking about politics. I was slow to put out my Harris campaign signs. In 2020 I went through seven Biden /Harris signs in the lead up to the election. The signs were repeatedly stolen. I have worked at the Dem headquarters locally. Monday I start working the early voting. ( election inspector) But what perhaps took the most courage was to go and talk to my neighbor. I had no idea where her stance on politics stood, but I did know that she had been an accomplice to a murder about six years ago. I made up a packet of info on how to register, early voting, etc. and even a Kamala pin. When she came to her door, I told her I could be overstepping but did she and her son have a plan to vote? She laughed and said, “Yes, and I like your signs”