[Miller] “responded by telling young men to ‘be the alpha … show that you are not a beta’”
No true Alpha needs to declare his status to the whole world. His strength is expressed thru his actions & confidence. It’s people who constantly need to tell others they are “alpha” who are often beta.
Country that spends $997 billion on defence, more than the next 4 countries put together, unable to stop the far-right from hijacking one of its two major political parties.
Brera Madonna: early Renaissance altarpiece 1472, of faultless architectural proportion, with symbolic suspended egg; for donor Federico da Montefeltro,Duke of Urbino (kneeling) by Piero della Francesca, whose mastery of perspective drew on mathematics & geometry; died #OTD 1492. Pinacoteca di Brera
Because for him the truth is what he can get people to believe. He has bankrupted six casinos but because of a reality TV show he got people to believe he was a great businessman. He is hoping he can sell this lie too.
It’s a toxic mixture of both. Classic example was Elon Musk supporting Trump when he knew that Trump wanted to impose worldwide tariffs. Tesla is a company that has complex supply chains crisscrossing Canada & Mexico. This isn’t 4D chess. This is government by idiots.
That’s the irony. Classic example was Elon Musk supporting Trump when he knew that Trump wanted to impose worldwide tariffs. Tesla is a company that has complex supply chains crisscrossing Canada & Mexico. This isn’t 4D chess. This is government by idiots.
Fear and rage are often intertwined. I suspect what’s behind this rage is the fear of loss of status. When it’s to a non-white person, that just makes them angrier.
2/ That’s a feature and not a bug. This is a move to begin conflating ordinary crime, even political & ideological beliefs, with “terrorism”, and then using the “terrorist” label as an excuse to use military force. Hence Trump’s desire to send in the National Guard to Democratic cities.
1/ Their intent in ordering military strikes on Venezuelans & Colombians is clear. Trump wants to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Notice how they said they struck people of a “Designated Terror Organization” but never mentioned which organization.
