politics
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The Outrage They Are Selling
George Stinney Jr., manufactured grievance, and the moral poverty of confusing media attention with justice. This is what injustice looks like. This is what injustice looks like. Not “my cable-news network covered this crime while the mainstream ‘liberal fake news’ outlets ignored it.” Not “this case did not get enough airtime on the outlets I… Continue reading
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When Contempt Replaces Christian Witness
Fox News Christianity, MAGA zeal, and the neighbors left as collateral damage Mike McCready recently wrote a sharp reflection on the MAGA mindset — not merely as a set of political opinions, but as a story people have been taught to inhabit. His point, in essence, is that many die-hard MAGA supporters are not unreachable because they… Continue reading
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Lack of empathy—symptom of cult-like thinking?
Short answer: yes, it can be. A noticeable erosion of empathy is one of the clearest by-products of cult-like, deeply polarized thinking. It is not merely the result of manipulation, but of sustained self-deception. People learn which facts to notice and which emotions to suppress. Outsiders stop being people. Cruelty becomes explainable. Indifference gets baptized.… Continue reading
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“You shall know them by their fruit.”
Fascist Past — Croatia’s Political and Cultural Schizophrenia A few of you have reached out to say you’ve been reading my posts (and comments) about Croatia’s fascist-sympathizing singer—and the government’s chronic unwillingness to sanction him in any meaningful way. This is a summary of my reflections in the wake of yet another public spectacle (his… Continue reading
Pared To Truth 