LAS14
LAS14's JournalThe rot is everywhere. Video of dumping of half naked patient.
Has Trump given sanction to vile behavior? Or do we just see more of it because of cell phones?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-media-fury-follows-video-of-dazed-woman-put-out-in-cold-by-baltimore-hospital/2018/01/11/b8a7866c-f70d-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html?utm_term=.18da0c44eefa
It has come to this... I see good qualities in Paul Ryan and Rand Paul...
Our political system has become so totally, totally lacking in moral fiber, that I see people with evil policies, but who, it seems, are motivated by those policies, rather than hate for blacks or Democrats or women, as a glimmer of positivity.
Does this make sense?
P.S. Upon reading a lot of replies, I see that I need to make clear that I distinguish between a desire to implement economic policies which my turn out to be very cruel to lots of people, particularly the disenfranchised, and the desire to get rid of/put down/hurt those very people. In other words it's better to have a system where we can argue about what's best for the country, big or small government, more or fewer taxes, than a system where the primary motivation is to not give our black president any wins, no matter what the issue.
I understand that some of the respondents really do think Ryan and Paul are motivated in both ways. Instead, I see some self consistency that I prefer to plain old hatred.
Is Mia Love the only Repub to openly criticize Trump and his foul mouth?
Not to mention foul morals.
Why did s**thole change to shithole on the CNN crawl?
For the first half hour or so that I was watching (muted), Trump was quoted with asterisks. Then the asterisks were replaced with letters. Was any comment made about that?
Does anyone know where I can find a 1970's-1990's picture of Wolf Blitzer?
Google Images makes it look like he sprang from the womb with gray hair.
Was a cause ever found for the Amtrak Portland/Seattle derailment?
I've tried to find something via Google. All I found were reports from the time of the crash.
How to react to people like Robert F Kennedy, Jr., and Oprah Winfrey re vaccinations?
I was disappointed to learn that Oprah Winfrey had seriously joined the anti-vaccination movement. I knew that Robert Kennedy, Jr., had. How does one deal with mostly admirable people having such wrong headed opinions?
I think the visceral response must be respected....
.... and suspected.
I've been profoundly supportive of Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But the last time I got a kind of electric charge was when John Edwards appeared on the scene. Well, we know what happened there. But this is one of the things that might be a positive if Winfrey should run and bring her charisma to the table. There can't be too many secrets left.
I'm flabbergasted at the lack of information about Winfrey that is being demonstrated here on DU.
How many of you think you have a pretty thorough understanding of Oprah's life and achievements?
Here's a good post.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210073186#post149
And another.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017473794#post6
So the six year old said, "You have to respect me." Your thoughts?
My 5 and 6 year old grandsons have been playing with a 5 year old girl for most of their lives. Lot's of child care trading, etc. They all like each other a lot. Tons of giggling.
The other day (so I'm told), there was a tiff, and the girl said, in no uncertain terms, "You have to respect me!"
The question I'm posing to DU is why am I ambivalent about this?
Your thoughts?
P.S. After reading some replies, I've clarified my thinking a bit. Let's stipulate that there was no sexism or racism involved. My son and wife are very sensitive to such things, and would have reported it if that had been involved. It would have been a completely different story.
So I'm realizing that part of my ambivalence is that the little girl is being taught at home to demand respect (justifiably), but my little grandsons have no mechanism to deal with the greater societal issues behind it. Are they supposed to capitulate every time she learns that this is a magic phrase? (No reports that this has happened, but just wondering.)
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