We will fight

 Fuck Donald Trump

Peace,

emaycee

How the fuck did he graduate from fucking Yale with a degree in fucking history?

Emperor Desantis gives his absurdly false version of how he expects history to be taught: “It was the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery. No one had questioned it before we decided as Americans that we are endowed by our creator with unalienable rights.” pic.twitter.com/Nw8SMmGCUw

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 22, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Republicans would never have supported the Patriots

 

Republican = Racist

Peace,

emaycee

They could be royals...

The ideal republican President

I've been saying for quite a few years now that when you hear republicans scream about "the tree of liberty" or fly their "Don't Tread on Me" flags or tell us how the Founding Fathers envisioned America (and I'd be willing to bet you could count on one hand the members of the republican base who have actually read The Federalist Papers) it was just so much bullshit because these people believe in the American system about as much as an avowed atheist believes in God.  I guarantee you that to a person they would have all backed King George III because they don't want a nation of laws and men, they want a nation of kings and edicts (that reinforce their, and theirs alone, worldview).

News lately that Rand Paul has been trying to explain why Democracy is such a failure (and proving why he should have remained an eye doctor) and some right wing nutjob named Matt Walsh (who I'd  never heard of until this week) said that Americans should have a job and a basic knowledge of civics to vote (pretty sure those requirements would hurt republicans a lot more than Democrats--the I.Q. of your average republican is just below that of a gnat) betrays their monarchist desires.  They don't believe in the American people--they believe in retaining power at any cost (and just look at the damage they've done to their own to keep that power when it comes to COVID-19, the opioid epidemic, or the economic stagnation of their rural and less educated voters).

Their entire platform has always been, and always will be, built on the principle of "Let Them Eat Cake"--they have what they want and that the rest of us don't is just too fucking bad.

At least until the other side realizes that the tree of liberty is actually watered with universal healthcare, good jobs, a living wage, and the right to for all of us to be equal in the eyes of the law.

Republicans don't hate Democracy--they're terrified of it.

You Have a Choice:  Pass a Voting Rights Bill, or Welcome Fascism to America

Peace,

emaycee

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

King Donald of Duck

Never underestimate the sheer vapidity of Donald Trump:

Comrade Trump commented this week, after noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping had made himself President of China for life, that maybe we here in America should give that a try.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that one of the main reasons for the American Revolution?  That we didn't want our lives to be dictated by a king?  And the U.S. Constitution?  That whole checks and balances thingie?

Comrade Trump would do well to remember King Louis the XVI, who lost his head, so to speak, at the height of the French Revolution....

Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee

Viva la revolucion!

My beautiful daughter sent me this piece by Jonathan Chait about republican election rigging via gerrymandering, legislation, voter intimidation, and whatever else their puny little minds can come up with, and it reminds me of the old maxim that people learn from history that they learn nothing from history.

While this may well work for republicans and their wealthy benefactors in the short run, in the long run, from the American Revolution, to the French Revolution, to the Arab Spring (and just about any other revolution you can think of) the quickest way to provoke a violent and ultimately successful revolution is to take away a people's voice.

Disenfranchising voters while ramming your unpopular policies down a people's throat is not a recipe for a nation that will survive very long.

Peace,
emaycee

The Father of the American Revolution

Every February, we as a nation celebrate--and rightfully so--the birthdays of two of our greatest Presidents:  Washington and Lincoln.  The Father of our nation and the man who saved our nation.  Both of these men are a huge part of our national heritage, but neither may have had the good fortune they had without the man called the Father of the American Revolution:  Thomas Paine.

Today is the anniversary of Thomas Paine's birthday (born January 29, 1737).  Most Americans may not realize (myself included before a few months ago) the legacy of Tom Paine.  His political tract, Common Sense, is the best selling book in American history.  In January of  1776 there were approximately two and a half million people living in America.  Over the next three months, by Paine's estimate, Common Sense sold 120,000 copies (historians' estimate: 500,000). That may not sound like much, but to put those numbers in the context of America today, it would be comparable to a book being released today and by the end of April selling 15 million copies (by historians' estimate, 60 million).

Common Sense was discussed and analyzed by thousands of American patriots, most especially those not of a wealthier breeding, and provided the impetus for the Revolution that would begin in earnest on July 4, 1776.  Paine not only talked the talk, he walked the walk:  after the colonies declared revolution, Paine signed on (at the age of thirty-nine) as a private in the army of General George Washington.  During his time in the army, when the colonies were suffering massive defeats, Paine also took the time to write The Crisis papers, a series of essays that were read to the troops to strengthen their resolve (Most famous line:  "These are the times that try men's souls....").

Paine would go on to serve our young nation in various capacities, but made tremendous mistakes in a) severly criticizing George Washington after he became President (Paine believed Washington had conspired to have him thrown in prison in France while Paine was there exhorting the masses during the French Revolution), and b) massively underestimating how hateful Christians could be when one questions their doctrine (as Paine did in his The Age of Reason) and came to lose much of the stature he had so richly earned.

When Paine died in 1809, a mere six people attended his funeral.

I have no idea what Thomas Paine would make of America today, but for all our faults and inanities, it's a hell of good place to call home.  So Happy Birthday, Mr. Paine--and thank you for being the impetus that got this crazy ball we call America rolling.

Peace,
emaycee