Hate In a Time of Trump
In the last few years I’ve had numerous people confess to me that they were really struggling with hate towards Trump, his supporters,...
top of page
The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Sadly, Being Nice Rarely Changes Things
While I’m usually pretty nice and well behaved here on my blog, it has happened a time or two in real life and on social media that I...
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Just How Out of Touch Are Trump and the Radical Right? Here’s the List
78% say Citizens United was a bad decision 63% would support raising the minimum wage to $15/hr 75% would support raising it to $12.50...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 2 min
Your Simple Act of Resistance For the Day 1/23
We’re in a bit of a quandary here with Trump. He is giving every appearance of being a despot in the making. It’s possible, he’s just an...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 2 min
Trump Declares His Inauguration Day a “Day of Patriotic Devotion” #notajoke #notadrill
I’ve been arguing for months that it’s Trump’s intention to turn us into a Russian style oligarchy. So far, he’s done nothing to convince...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 4 min
What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch
shudder and wretch inducing inauguration, the incredibly successful Women’s March on Saturday was balm for a lot of our souls. A reminder...
- Jan 19, 2017
- 2 min
Do You Think They’d Let Me Pet Their Unicorns If I Asked?
Many Trump supporters literally voted for a person who exists only in their head. I first realized that there was something strange going...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 6 min
Going High When They Go Low Isn’t How You Win; You Gotta Fight to Win
There’s an interesting interview with cognitive linguist George Lakoff going around in which he discussed this problem. His thesis,...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 3 min
To All the Good, Decent People Supporting Donald Trump
Not everyone means the best. Not everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. It’s not a majority of people who are terrible people. Not...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 1 min
Oh, America, How Do I Love Thee?
It’s good to remember that one of the hallmarks of American character, going right back to the very beginning, has been that we tend to...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 2 min
Is This the End Times Delusion?
I’m pretty sure Christian enthusiasm for Trump, where it exists, is the end times delusion the fundies have been trying to warn us was...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking of Special Snowflakes
#socialcommentary #funny #politics #history #meme #funnymeme #currentevents
- Jan 16, 2017
- 5 min
Understanding the Radical Right
In any conflict, it’s important to keep up with what’s going on with the other side. But between social media and the extreme...
- Jan 15, 2017
- 2 min
This Makes No Sense to Me
There is this bizarre phenomena that I run into now and again where someone will respond to criticism of modern racism by pointing out...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 2 min
Quick Tips for Evaluating a New Story
Since clearly a lot of people are struggling to differentiate between reliable news and bullshit, let’s talk about something called a...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 4 min
Trump’s Responsibility to Avoid the Appearance of All Kinds of Evil
Years ago, I looked out the window and saw my 12-year-old chasing her 6-year-old sister and swinging a baseball bat at her while she rode...
- Jan 13, 2017
- 2 min
Why Discussion and Reasoning Have Failed
Want to know why communicating with people on the other side has become so difficult? Well, everyone focuses on the outrageous...
- Jan 13, 2017
- 2 min
Your Simple Act of Resistance for the Day – Friday, January 13th
Obviously there are an overwhelming number of unacceptable things going on, but I’m going to be trying to offer near daily, simple...
- Jan 12, 2017
- 3 min
A Few Facts About That Press Conference Yesterday
As you have probably heard, Trump gave a press conference yesterday. Which is actually a very normal thing for presidents to do. Except...
- Jan 12, 2017
- 8 min
Why Donald Trump Talks the Way He Does – and Why It Works
Back in college, I made some halfway decent money selling high end knives in people’s homes. One of the perks of the job was that the...
bottom of page