Missed by That Much
Robert De Niro was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival and took a shot at our president. "In my country, we are fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted." Rob ... you mean, our democratically-elected president? Or are you referring to some other president? As far as I can see, the system is still working. But, hey, we all know who the current "existential threat to democracy" really is ... and it's not Trump.
Democracy in a Republic
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from deporting gang members under the Alien Enemies Act ... again. Because the system works. Wait! Who elected these justices?? So much for democracy! No, of course not. This is how a democracy works in a republic and people need to realize it's working.
Democrat Republicans?
The House Budget Committee rejected the Trump agenda bill ... proving once again that Trump is not an emperor. Beyond that, the bill was rejected 16-21 when 5 Republicans voted with the Democrats. The way a democracy works.
Sentimentality
The story is that US consumer sentiment has hit a 3-year low because of fears of inflation. It's hard for me to get agitated about it because ... it's "consumer sentiment." Does it determine prices? Does it foretell trends? Does it tell me anything except "we feel bad because the media is telling us to"?
Your Best Source for Fake News
Democrats demand to know who was responsible for covering up Biden's decline. Heads will roll ... or is that "eyes." In China, a married couple refuses to attend a Chinese underground church because they don't have a children's program. I mean, what's wrong with that church? And in the UK, the top baby names are Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohamad, and Mohamed. No one is sure why.
Must be true; I read it on the Internet.
2 comments:
Missed by That Much
Yeah, yeah, De Niro hates Trump. But what about this honorary award thing? As far as I know, he's not done anything deserving the highest award at Cannes, so why does he get the trophy anyway? Talk about art imitating reality. Giving undeserving people positions with no say from the people?
Democracy in a Republic
Apparently, nobody believes democracy works if the other side gets what they want.
Democrat Republicans
There are too many Republicans that are more worried about keeping their job than actually getting things done. I'm sure some of them might not have agreed with some parts of the bill, but I fear most of them just didn't want their vote to reflect poorly in their re-elect prospects. I fear most politicians vote their personal future rather than their true beliefs. "Career politician" should not be a thing. The only politicians that should stay in their positions long term should be ones doing what they believe is right, not what is most popular.
Sentimentality
This really is a metric that is so self feeding. People feel like something is bad, and then see that other people agree, so it must actually be bad. Our feelings can never be wrong or cloud our understanding of facts.
While the SCOTUS decisions of late are concerning, the actual decision about the EAI is more about the timeline than the use of the act to justify deportations. It sounds like the administration can lengthen the process by some unknown time frame and likely be fine.
While the fate of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" does make your point about democracy very well, and put the lie to the "king" nonsense. The bigger problem is that these huge varied bills are a magnet for all sorts of additions that aren't beneficial.
Cut it down into cleaner, more focused, legislation and try that for a change.
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