"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Once, We Had A President
The contrast with Trump makes me weep. As does Barack Obama's description of people with courage, compared to the Congressional Rs who, out of weakness, out of greed, out of simple nastiness, voted for Trumpcare. Likewise his point that it takes no courage to help those not in need of it; but, especially nowadays, it takes major political courage to help those in need.
Barack seems a lot more optimistic than I am. I guess I should defer to his judgment. I would if I could.
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ReplyDeleteThey voted him off the island...or he didn't get a rose, or whatever they do in the Drumpf.
https://attwiw.com/2016/11/20/donald-trumps-kiss-my-ass-club/