What does the golden bridge for MAGA folks escaping their cult look like? Can't expect them to admit they're wrong, egos are too delicate. So, how to ease people back to being rational, decent, and productive?

If Rational Arguments no longer work in US governance, it’s evidence of a deeper problem in our educational system, which favors what to know over how to think — how to critically analyze, process, & verify information.

Seems like a bad time to reduce funding for Public Education.

More DOGE names, courtesy of Propublica: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

I'm wondering if this administration is part of an accelerationist conspiracy to provoke global warming, famine, wars, etc. It would explain a lot.

I haven't seen a group more afraid of:

Women
Science
Justice
Liberties
Other Minorities
Books
Empathy
Facts
Decency
Responsibility

Since the Taliban.

I'm starting to think Cult 47's obsession with transgender is their secret shame from getting erections from being fooled by transgender porn. They attack anything "trans" to include transgenic mice because they hate themselves. Again they are driven by fear.

So, do you think the Epstein documents have been hand selected to show only damning information about Trump's advisories?

When an administration has total control and his appointees show little in the way of integrity, how can we ever trust it?

I can't imagine as an adult being so beholden and held hostage by my ideology that I would lack the decency or courage to confront corruption, bigotry, and irrational ideas. This seems to be our modern politics. Never wrong, double down even in the face of reality. How do we fix these people?

From talking to some friends on either the extreme right or left, I get a feeling they are trapped into these ideologies. How do we help them shift? They fear what others may think if they change their minds,more so than being wrong and cruel. Do how do we help them?

They are always touting this is a Christian nation......until it's time to act like Christians: taking care of the sick, loving our neighbors, feeding the poor, helping those in need. There is a big difference in Real Christians and maga christians. Same goes for Real Patriots and maga patriots.

I think one of the more important things I've learned in the last 9 years is hyperbole drives derision & pushes hyperbole from the other side. And since not many seem to be able to back pedal, admit they're wrong, or at least say 'I have to think a little more about that', we should do better.