Tag: politics
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Where has the “Loyal Opposition” gone?
Whatever happened to the concept of the “loyal opposition?” What that meant was that the two-party political system we entertain here in the United States was composed of both Democrats and Republicans, who more or less took turns running the country. The percentage of Rs and Ds varied at different times. The “loyal opposition” meant that…
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Killing the Messenger…or, What Would Jack Bauer Do?
Often the” tattle-tale” gets in more trouble than the actual culprit. The kid that breaks the vase while showing off baseball prowess in the living room gets less flack than the sibling who tells on him. The gang-banger who reports a robbery to police will be permanently ostracized by peers, while the robber gets off with a slap on the wrist. …
A State of Mind 