A few days ago, I mentioned three subjects that one should not talk about in public: Sex; Religion and Politics. So far, I have broken that rule and written about sex and religion. Today, I will continue breaking the rule and discuss a little political news.
Xenophobia
Dictionary.com reported that xenophobia was its word of the year 2016. The Week magazine defined the word as "fear and hatred of foreigners," which seems right "in the wake of the Brexit vote and as Donald Trump moved closer to securing the GOP nomination."
Prepop sez: Yes. This is a fearful time... not just for fear of foreigners.. but rather it is fear of those who currently inhabit the White House.
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Speaking of Fear
Harper's Index was quoted in the May 2017 Funny Times to show that sales of George Orwell's 1984 increased by 96% during the three weeks after the presidential inauguration.
Prepop sez: I just finished a Great Courses seminar on 1984 and other utopian and dystopian novels. I also downloaded a copy of the book to my Kindle so that I can read it again.
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Want a date?
TrumpSingles.com has been created to allow Trump supporters to link up with Trump supporters of the opposite (probably) sex.
Prepop sez: So: Trump matches can make Trump weddings and then make Trump babies, who can be brainwashed to become supporters of the Presidents in the Trump line of ascendancy.
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Parallel Lives?
A California schoolteacher was suspended because he showed his class parallels between HItler's life and Donald Trump's life.
Prepop sez: I've mentioned the parallels in this blog before. How can someone be disciplined for telling the truth?
(I'm reminded of an Odd Couple program where Felix, the "neat" guy. was criticized by a pilot in a Latin American country for saying something against his airline. Felix said: "I can say what I want. This is a free country." The pilot replied: "No, it's a military dictatorship."...Are we heading that way?)
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Listen to the REALLY BIG BOSS!
The Week magazine mentioned that a Buffalo woman filed a Federal lawsuit to block the 2016 election because both candidates' characters fell "far below" that expected by a presidential candidate. She said that God told her "to go for it" in an attempt to save the country.
Prepop sez: I hate to say it.. but I agree with what God said through the mouth of this lady. However, I don't think that Hillary's indiscretions come any way near equaling those of Donald's.
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We told you so!
Harper's again reports: Almost 47,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from an Iowa pipeline one day after Donald Trump pledged to build two new pipelines.
Prepop sez: " To hell with the environment! To hell with Global Warming! To hell with friendly neighbors! To hell with negotiation! To hell with the world!" says Mr. Trump. How are we going to survive this presidency?
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