http://thenewstalkers.com/feed/group_discuss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:45:29 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24570/the-further-fracturing-of-democracy-trump-warns-of-war-from-within-in-speech-to-top-generals http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24570 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:41:34 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24519/the-further-fracturing-of-democracy-trump-orders-broad-effort-to-root-out-groups-he-says-organize-political-violence-the-new http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24519 The groups that he doesn't like for a variety of reasons are now up for investigation. Using the foil of Charlie Kirk's murder by a single individual as an excuse to go after the boogeyman of antifa and other left leaning agencies in the transparent effort to chill the speech that is used against him and his causes, he is attempting to dry up the funding for any of a laundry list of groups who might happen to espouse actually being free to say what you damn well please. 

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:13:31 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24485/the-fracturing-of-democracy-a-chronicle-of-continuing-trauma-why-young-men-dont-like-the-democrats http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24485 Give it a watch and tell me what you think about the video.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:11:49 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24467/two-videos-for-your-consideration http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24467 The first is put out by Heather Cox Richardson and is excerpted from her daily show about history and how it relates to the present and vice versa. In it she lays out the argument that the American people as a whole are waiting for someone to stop the madness of Trump, but what we need to realize is that we are framing the problem wrong. 
The second is today's Brooks and Capehart session on The PBS Newshour. 
Tell me what you think. As long as you present reasoned thoughts in a cogent and polite manner I will attempt to give them the same consideration.]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:22:20 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24279/opinion-totalitarian-science-in-the-white-house-common-dreams http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/24279 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:12:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23163/theres-a-method-to-trumps-tariff-madness http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23163 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:28:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23149/where-do-we-go-from-here http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23149 In the interest of dispelling the myth that, "It will all be OK if we do what Trump says," and, "Pay no attention to the billionaire with the chainsaw." I present Bernie Sanders for your viewing pleasure. 

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:36:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23083/the-10-tactics-of-fascism-jason-stanley http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/23083 Watch or read, and when you are done give me a reason why we should or should not be calling what is happening "Fascism", or why it deserves to be called something else.]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:37:13 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/22120/election-2024-post-mortem-jon-stewart-with-heather-cox-richardson http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/22120 Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:04:44 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/20628/israels-war-has-killed-31-members-of-my-family-yet-its-vital-to-speak-out-against-hamas http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/20628 Fri, 10 May 2024 08:55:38 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/18308/dont-be-a-sucker http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/18308 have seen versions of the chest thumping that goes on in this 1947 film occurring in many instances.  It is one of the issues that I see occurring with more frequency. 
It could be that I am just more sensitive to them. But I look at Donald Trump and I see America, the idea of America, being turned on its head daily. I have been chastised before for calling these signs of fascism and the people who espouse them fascists, but that characterization meshes with my observations. 
Maybe the actions are not as bad as the actions that led to WWII, but as the short film shows, the fascists didn't just ride into town and set up shop:It took time for the creation of the fascist states. ]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:38:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17954/i-was-busted-by-the-light-police-they-had-a-point http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17954 Fri, 05 May 2023 14:49:21 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17750/opinion-the-problem-with-everything-bagel-liberalism-the-new-york-times http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17750
The challenge of the everything-bagel approach to governing is that sometimes, it's exactly the right thing to do. On-shoring the supply chain for renewable energy makes real sense. Making sure jobs in semiconductor factories are good jobs is worthwhile. But there is a cost to accumulation. How many goals and standards are too many? And why is subtraction so rare? It is impossible to read these bills and guidelines and not notice that the additions are rarely matched by deletions. Process is enthusiastically added but seldom lifted.

The result is that public projects — from affordable housing to semiconductor fabs — aren't cost competitive, and that makes them vulnerable when a bad economy hits or a new administration takes over and the government cuts its spending. Liberalism is much better at seeing where the government could spend more than at determining how it could make that spending go farther and faster.

]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 11:00:29 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17710/how-drag-queen-story-hours-became-a-target-of-right-wing-attacks-los-angeles-times http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17710 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:00:13 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17705/she-lost-her-trans-son-to-suicide-can-a-kentucky-lawmaker-make-her-colleagues-care http://thenewstalkers.com/thomas/group_discuss/17705
To some people, the government is structured to protect the morals of the majority of voters in the last election instead of the rights of all human beings.
It is kind of long, so if you care to listen please go to the article itself. 
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An interesting essay, along the lines of the quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi :
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

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Recently, I was having a conversation in which I was trying to explain to one of my friends why another of my friends was feeling personally attacked. Basically, the conversation boiled down to the following; Member 1 expressed support for political policies that would, if codified into law, materially harm Friend 1 and people like him, simply for being members of that demographic class.
Friend 2 expressed knowledge of Member 1 (from past experience/debates) and attributed these expressions of support for the policy as being related to his religious belief system.
Friend 2 further stipulated that Member 1 bore no ill will personally towards the specific demographic that Friend 1.
I held that because Member 1 supported said policies, it made no difference that Member 1 bore no ill will towards Friend 1 or his demographic, because the effect of supporting the policies did to Member 1 and those like him.
It seems to me if the policies that one espouses cause material harm, be the motivation derived from something religious in nature or not, these policies should be examined and placed against the “not bearing ill-will towards” the specific group.
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