As far as 2020 is concerned, however, good riddance to this year of plagues, despots, and fascist paranoia.
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2020 has revealed our dangerous nationalist biases
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The Clearing Skies
It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff in the movement...
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Mudslinging Is For Pigs
[T]here are no good guys in the pig fight over who controls Washington, D.C., and there won't be until enough Americans demand something better than what either major political party has to offer.
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The Media Doesn’t Understand Trumpism
Trump's base isn't monolithic, philosophically, economically, psychologically, or even politically, though they all turn a blind eye to Trump's incompetence, his degeneracy, and his ignorance.
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Taking Out the Trash
Unfortunately for delusional Trump supporters, hypocrisy is still bad.
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If You’re Not Bothered, You Should Be
If you live in any country that depends on the United States being an stable ally against malignant Asian regimes, then I'd view the future with real trepidation.
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Snowflakes: The Politics of Hysteria
So both parties are, in fact, out to ruin the country, and it's time to be done with them.
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The Immigration Issue is Racism
In post-Charlottesville America, we no longer have the luxury of trying to pretend that racism in politics is strictly an invention of leftist rhetorical dogma.
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The Caps and Drums of War and Culture
So let's dispense with the "It's just a hat" crap and deal with what wearing that particular hat actually means.
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Abandon Greatness, Embrace Goodness
A Christian nation can not, must not, be "great." It must be humble, so we must choose between "greatness" and "goodness".
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Trigger Warning: No, A Wall Won’t Work
The solution to problems with people is never "more government".
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A Short Word: The Trump Psychology
If you wonder why Trump tweets constantly to his political base, it's because he seeks to keep them perpetually upset at the things for which he is the solution for.
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When It Rains, It Pours
The weather hasn't changed, but he tells them it has, so they believe him, even while they're getting drenched.
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Trumpism: Paranoia Run Rampant
Anyone who has argued with a conspiracy theorist immediately recognizes the disconnect from rational facts that Trump's many supporters exhibit.
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Counterfeit Conservatism
Conservatism ... can be summed up in three basic values, each absolutely necessary to the philosophical framework: individualism, capitalism, and limited government.
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Trigger Warning: Losing isn’t Winning
The vile sickness that infests our national government isn't new, it's just common to both major parties now.
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Will We Survive the Schism?
This toxic mutual intolerance has divided our nation into three societies, each behaving as though the other two do not matter.
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Take Them At Their Word
Take Trump supporters at their word that Trumpism necessarily assumes White Nationalism, because it does.
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Unpacking “America First”
...America First is an empty shell, signifying nothing, and none of Trump's supporters are going to really get what they want.
Liberty is For The Win 