Dissident Politics

Pragmatic politics focused on the public interest for those uncomfortable with America's two-party system and its way of doing politics. Considering the interface of politics with psychology, cognitive science, social behavior, morality and history.

Friday, January 28, 2022

Republican hypocrisy and lies on display, once again

Radical: advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme, progressive or cons...

Quota filling...

I like balance. Balance is good. I like symmetry. And I really like that elusive idea of “fairness.” I know, I know... in these tribal d...

Thursday, January 27, 2022

The deep and bitter the American reality divide

The AP writes : BENSON, Minn. (AP) — The newspaper hit the front porches of the wind-scarred prairie town on a Thursday afternoon: Coronavir...

Your pick...

-So, with Justice Stephen Breyer retiring, who is your pick for his SCOTUS replacement, a nd why? Give as many details as possible. -...

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Planned obsolescence: A short history

" By the mid-1920s [1], just about every American who needed a car had one. It had been hard enough to convince Americans that this ne...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

A fight over solar power: Capitalism and money vs. environmentalism and consumers

When money is at stake, deceptive propaganda, lies and smears is the go-to tactic for capitalists. Consumers get slaughtered in the crossfir...

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