Always Question Authority

One of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority. ~ Hitchens

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “TIME Magazine Declares Bernie Sanders the ‘Ralph Nader of 2016′” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮

Posted on 11.20.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

TIME Magazine doesn’t really know who to blame for Hillary Clinton’s shocking loss to Donald Trump. So, since Bernie Sanders DARED to challenge her during the primaries, they decided to blame him. They claim he pushed her too far to the left. Not only is the article tone-deaf, but it reinforces the idea that Hillary Clinton was inevitable, and that she shouldn’t have been challenged. Sorry, but that’s not how democracy works.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Democratic Establishment Still Hasn’t Learned Their Lesson” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮

Posted on 11.19.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

After a recent change in the Democratic Party’s leadership, it’s very apparent that they haven’t learned their lesson after being defeated by Donald Trump and the Republicans. Senate Democrats unanimously voted to make Chuck Schumer—a centrist, corporatist, Wall Street shill—Senate Minority Leader. While Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were assigned to different leadership positions, Chuck Schumer will inevitably offer more of the same as the current leader of the party.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “What EVERYONE Who Voted for Trump NEEDS TO HEAR” / MUST WATCH ☮

Posted on 11.19.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Economist Who Predicted Brexit and Trump Brilliantly Explains Capitalism’s Collapse” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore / MUST WATCH ☮

Posted on 11.18.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Mark Blyth, who accurately predicted Brexit and Trump explains in clear language how globalization and capitalism are failing people throughout the world and why that means more Brexits and Trumps are on the way.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Condescending, Neoliberal/Neocon Obama Fails Again With Out-Of-Touch Speech That Proves How Bad He Is” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore / MUST WATCH ☮

Posted on 11.18.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Barack Obama, on his final visit to Europe, spoke with characteristic detachment that proves why his legacy is one of failure, disappointment, wars and Donald Trump.

THE INTERNATIONAL CHILD RAPING ORGANIZATION, CATHOLIC CHURCH: “Priest Facebook Lives Aborted Fetus to Campaign for Trump” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore ☮

Posted on 11.17.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

A priest displayed a basket containing an aborted fetus on Facebook to promote his “pro-life” principles in support of Donald Trump. A majority of Catholics voted for Donald Trump.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “As Dems Self-destruct, Harry Belafonte’s MLK Story Resonates Louder Than Ever; America’s Moral Decay Has Been Made Worse by Obama and Hillary” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore ☮

Posted on 11.17.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Sitting between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Harry Belafonte recounted a moving interaction he had with Dr Martin Luther King about how the Democratic party is its own worst enemy.

Harry Belafonte, speaking at a town hall meeting in 2005 with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pointed out that moral decay is front and center as victims of poverty are repeatedly hurt by the system.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Despite Protester Bravery, Bernie Sanders Backs Big Money Chuck Schumer” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore ☮

Posted on 11.17.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

The Democratic Party’s decision to make Wall Street crony Chuck Schumer the minority leader has led to anger and protests.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Tear It Down: Why Every Person at the DNC Should Be Fired” / Common Dreams / Cenk Uygur ☮

Posted on 11.17.2016 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

dnc-house Voters couldn’t have been clearer in this election—they can’t stand the establishment.

There is a common stereotype that Democrats are by their nature weak and feckless. There was nothing weak about FDR. There was nothing weak about the New Deal or his audacious plan to pack the court. Ralph Nader wasn’t weak when he got Nixon to establish the EPA and OSHA. There was a time when liberals roared like lions.

So, what happened in the meanwhile that turned them into the perpetual losers they are today? Money in politics.

Now, a lot of people know that the Republican Party has been corrupted by their donors and that’s why they defend such outlandish positions as money being speech and corporations having inalienable human rights. But not a lot of people recognize what the money funded on the Democratic side—a political party meant to lose, built to lose.

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h/t: truthdig