Fredericks MIND Thing

Come On America

Come On America

 

So much is happening so quickly that is is difficult to focus on what’s most important.  We are bombarded with endless threats both purely imaginary and dangerously real. How much faith should we have in our fellow citizens? Do they see what we see the same way? Lordy, I hope a lot of them do. And they vote Tuesday -if they haven’t already, that is. Come On, America.

 

Back in the van and recording.      Two weeks until the election.

 

The Trump Distraction.       Focus on Fascism.     He won’t run again.

 

Who is not sick of him?     The Grift.      Trumpheads.

 

Conserving what?     Reactionary republicans.     

 

So long mangroves.       Goodbye rainforest.      Zombie ideas.

 

Trickle down.      The Rise of Fascism.     God, Guns and Trump.

 

The Party.     Positive signs.     How Bad the Scum?

 

Paul Pelosi Attacked.        Weird Sympathy.      Kari’s Gonna Win.

 

Doubt Priming.    Little Insurrections.        Trying to Rule by Spectacle.   

 

Could Lose Democracy.         Come On America.

 

The Bullying Minority

Democracy is designed to allow citizens to present arguments  and debate their merits in the marketplace of ideas. Words, ideas and evidence were to be used to determine policy. What we are experiencing currently is the result of one party being bereft of ideas. The lack of ideas forces them use other methods of persuasion. This explains the increase we are seeing in use of misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories as well as threats of/and actual violence. The Republican Party seems to have decided its best course, at this time, is to deny reality, break the rules as needed and threaten those that point out what they are doing. Fortunately, they are not the majority. Unfortunately, that may not be a guaranty that they don’t gain power over the levers of government. As they have been rather successful in gerrymandering, court packing and the taking of key state offices, particularly Secretaries of State, the likelihood of them achieving  victory is not slight. If such a victory occurs, it is certain they will take even more steps to reduce the power of the majority. 

 

We are all terrorists.   F.B.I. definition,       Brian in Palmetto wants the guns.    

 

Civil war over what?     Guns, pal.     Many shot, many die.     I want to kill.       

 

The Big Lie is working.     The Bully Minority.     

 

No policy, but a burning desire for power.       Riots in the streets.     

 

Not more people just a bigger megaphone.       The media is the message.  

 

Enragement.     Just say no.      I don’t want to know.   

 

Thought terminating cliches.     Theodore Roszak on violence.          

 

Most are not evil, just stupid.      Stupidity the same as evil.    

 

Performative  Moronics.      Vote in November while you still can.

 

 

 

Guns in the Era of Rage Engagement

The United States seems to be awash in violence, from overzealous police to armed street gangs to determined mass murderers.  Who benefits from this situation? Media organizations, certainly, right wing hate groups, as well, but, I'd say, none benefit more than arms manufacturers.

 

G.W. Bush intro.          Buffalo shooting.     Stochastic Violence.

 

This is tyranny.        W.  Bush was right?        Don't say terrorism.

 

Ominous rant.     Guns are not the solution.       Heroic fantasies.

 

Movie watchers led by a "Reality" T.V. guy.      Easy prosecutions.

 

Violent talk leading to violent actions is predictable.

 

Chaos theory.       Why advertisers seem to like anger.     

 

Replacement theory.     White supremacy is a hoax.    Only one race.

 

Tucker says, "just say that it's true."      Bushmaster Man card.     

 

Ryan Busse- Gun Fight.            Diabolical marketing.

 

 

 

Barely Keeping Up

For a while, I fell out of the podcast groove, but I’m jumping back in. So much has happened during my absence that I didn’t even touch on the idiot trucker convoy or the idiot Elon Musk maybe-purchase of Twitter. I do address minority rule, performative moronics, gerrymandering, engage in a brief authoritarian rant and end with a playful sound collage.

 

Shouldn’t record in the van.      Judgeships and minority rule (Marty Moore).

 

Election militia.       Enforcing unjust rule.         Performative moronics.

 

Putin/DeSantis-  misinformation and ignorance.       

 

Fill the information space with garbage.     Authoritarian rant.

 

Collage- People Are Saying

Transitioning Into 2022

What a year just was and what a year the next one promises to be. Not a recap show or a prediction show. Just an update. 

 

New Port Richey Christmas Parade -with helicopters.

 

War on the holidays.     Oh Mee Chrone- Covid 19's latest iteration. 

 

Cordyceps.        Trump and DeSantis.       Madness is spreading.

 

Concerns about 2022.        January 6th and the Big Lie.

 

Steve Inskeep's Truth Sandwich.       Sam Harris and the Impossible Debate.

 

Conspiracy Theories are now based on repetition not "evidence."

 

The fascistic minority.      Feeling nonplussed.

 

Democracies have died before.      Don't talk about Florida voting laws.

 

Bad information.     Idiot propaganda. 

 

Becky the Robot.          An invitation to stop the steal.

Stochastic Violence

You can be sure it is coming without knowing when or how. Violence is being elicited by politicians and certain parts of the media. They appeal to an aggrieved minority of citizens who view violence as an acceptable political tool. Rather than modifying their political approach or adjusting their arguments, they believe they can advance their cause through the use violence and threats thereof.  When combined, their obsession with weaponry and their unwillingness to participate in basic health measures presents us with what amounts to an existential threat. A significant segment of the populace display a total disregard for the health and safety of their fellow citizens if they do not share their selfish, destructive and false minority beliefs.

 

That’s Bullshit.      Failed arguments evoke violence.     Fight.

 

Treat them rough.      Stochastic violence.     Fighting words.

 

Don’t say terrorism.     You Ess Aay.     Try to hurt him.

 

Specific non-specific threats.     Disinterested law enforcement.

 

Rage engagement.      Resist normalization.

 

When do we kill these people?     Extreme polarization.

 

Joining the enemy.     Herman Cain confusion.

 

Absurd analogies.     How to respond?    Is unity possible?

 

Democracy may not be the answer.    Obstruction confession.

Will Not Comply

This one took forever. Had trouble keeping ahold of a narrative through-line. There's too many issues. 

 

Tourists or terrorists?     Boots on the ground.    Don't call them terrorists.

I don't like American tourists.     Foul children.     Reality denial.

Beliefs so strong they become facts.       Not a fact guy.

Too many issues.          Almost everyone will get inoculated.

Patriotism.     Not a fact guy.       Will not comply.

Taliban mirror.      Endless conflict for endless purpose.     

Truth sandwich.     Critical thinking.     Save us.

 

 

 

A Pleasing Amount of Misinformation

Despite the title, I tried to stick to accurate observations about actual, factual information. As I worked on this episode, I attempted to find glimpses of daylight with only intermittent success. These are dark times we are living in.

 

Issac Asimov- Cult of Ignorance.       The Big Lie and Liz Cheney.

 

Facebook.     Gary Kasparov.      No such thing as truth.

 

Facebook is not a credible news source.     Rumble.

 

A pleasing amount of misinformation.    News from advertisers.

 

Rage engagement.     Comfort from conspiracy.

 

Karl Rove on Reality.     False certainty trumps honest uncertainty.

 

Efficacy vs. effectiveness.     Voltaire: Doubt not pleasant.

 

CDC modified suggestions don’t mean stop washing your hands.

 

Conspiracy without the theory.       No evidence; no problem.

 

Clown with a flamethrower.    

 

The willfully ignorant using science to dismiss science.

 

Misinformation harming others.     Driving drunk without a seatbelt.

 

Liz Cheney, Andrew Clyde and Laura Ingraham.

 

Tired of being owned.

What Are We Going To Do With These People?

Tried like hell to get this episode up by the 4th of March since there was a potential repeat of the Capitol Siege from January 6th. As this is typed, the Capitol is virtually empty as most business has been shut down for the day due to credible threats of violence.

 

Information overload short-circuiting brains.   

    

Adults more susceptible to misinformation.     President Trump, save us.   

 

Bullshit.     Stolen by whom?     

 

Rule of Law Defense Fund Robo-call.

 

The Siege was planned.      Stop the steal.

 

Ali Alexander.     Take the Capitol.     

 

Fight for Trump.     Traitor Pence.      Let's tell Trump.

 

Hiding with the maskless.     Spreading hatred and Covid.

 

Insanity.     Carol D. Sanders - Science prankster.

 

Super Bowl prophecy.      Republicans hate Trump.

It Has All Gone Too Far

I've had a hard time keeping up with what has been happening. Talk about destroying truth and ruling by spectacle, we have seen it in spades, recently. It feels like we are are in the middle of a very transitional time. It's going to be a while before we see how these events shake out.

 

Going out with a bang.      Chaos and violence.      Emotion leads to action.

 

Trumps signs still up.       Violent reaction.        Pathocracy.

 

Dr. Brandy X. Lee.     In Trump Country.     Disinfect the White House.

 

Gabriel Sterling.       It has all gone too far.

 

It's just wrong.     Bob Good you get the virus.

 

No sanity.        Serious phony pandemic.

 

New year.         Trump, Raffensperge and his lawyer.

 

How far will they go?        Recalculate the vote.

 

Costly in many ways.     The data you have is wrong.

 

Twitter taken from Trump.      The Capitol Siege.

 

Defile the Capitol.     Fighting Democracy.

 

Law and Order.     We love you.     You will pay.

 

Go home now.