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FROM MY CORNER:I Love America Too

Howell Hurst June 27, 2023 American News, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Education, Humans, People, Poverty, Racial Abuse, Racism

You love America. I love America. We all love America. Even White Supremacists love America. You can stand up in America and say whatever you want. You can say whatever you want – unless you advocate violent overthrow of the government. You can. I can. White Supremacists can. As long as you don’t advocate violence… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER:Wayne Calhouns’s Reply

Howell Hurst April 28, 2023 Defense Spending, Defense vs Diplomacy, Economy & Finance, Humans, People, People Politics, War and Organized Mayhem

It appears I did not make my point clearly in my last two commentaries. Wayne sent the following comment me, to which – as he expresses it – I agree: “I think you are mistaking the world as a democracy. Your idea would have a chance if that were true, but it has many dictatorships,… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER:Going Where?

Howell Hurst April 12, 2023 Adventure, Corporate Avarice, Digital Hell, Humans, People, People Politics, Poverty

I beg to differ with all who think America is going to Hell in a handbasket. It isn’t. It’s going to Hell in digital handcuffs. It’s invading Hades in a dollar straight jacket. It’s claiming a love for Jesus while embracing a metaphorical Satan. In our time Kurt Vonnegut said it better than anyone else…. continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Republicans Speak

Howell Hurst July 24, 2022 American News, Defining Trump, People, People Politics, Prisons & Jails, Republicans, Trump

PBS’s coverage of the Subcommittee’s Report presents concrete evidence supplied by Republicans of Trump’s influence upon the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Any Americans who did not see this live PBS report need to seek it on the Internet and view the entire presentation. Particularly, those who physically attacked the Capitol need to view… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Our Ultimate. Future?

Howell Hurst February 17, 2022 American News, Defining Trump, Economy & Finance, Humans, People, People Politics, Republicans, Trump, War and Organized Mayhem

The unique American writer Joan Didion once wrote, “Las Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements – bizarre and beautiful in its venality . . . in its devotion to immediate gratification . . . which makes it an extraordinarily stimulating and interesting place.” And later she also wrote, “The desert, any… continue reading »