Respectfully, but terms assume an inherently bigoted false dichotomy or “racial” purity: “White” applies only if non-European phenotypic traits are absolutely absent; irrespective of genetics. Logically then, “White” presumes “pure” as if “Black” or mixed persons were some sort of mongrel.

Maybe because I've been around since getting tear gassed at the Pentagon was thing, but McConnell's Far Right co-opting of the Federal bench took over a decade, and this before the "Führer's" post January 6th, 2nd term reelection! I agree, blinded by American exceptionalism apparently.

I agree that technology has profound impacts on society, but question the extent to which this impact, in the US in particular, is passive and is not itself influenced by commercial, political and other agenda. Japan and Sweden are also technically advanced for example, and not much like us.

Indeed, Wired has been unflinching to date.

I’d argue “Congress is off.” Joined by a largely complicit Federal judiciary, Congress consists of variously cowering or compliance Repubs and politically castrated Dems. It may be only Providence or a rogue DoD - CIA junta saves us from this shyt show🤦🏽‍♂️

"post-literate neofascists," but I have similar misgivings.🙏🏾"

I just read that new Trump appointees at FDA have plans to purge significant swaths of gender and ethnically specific epidemiological research on some vague grounds that it is a manifestation of or somehow related to DEI.

In a word no. Not until younger Germans born in the 60s and later, followed but institution remembrance initiatives did Germans acknowledge even the scope of NAZI horrors, let alone the complicity of their elders.

I heard recently a recorded clip of “he whose name shall go unmentioned,” spewing pro-fossil fuel campaign blather, which ended with “we’re gonna drill baby drill!” As I watch coverage of the fires, I wonder if any unfortunate victims heard such rants and voted for him.