Talking about fascism still is not normalized in conversations. With like-minded friends, yes, but in general people still clam up. Are worried it’s “over-reacting”? Are they uninformed? Disbelieving? The sad scary slippery slope in Weimar. Sophie Scholl was guillotined at 21 years old for distributing warnings about who the Nazis really are. She died thinking her punishment for the pamphlets was worth it because other people would know and do something after she was killed. But did they? no

Are Trump voters morally responsible for the harms that will follow from his policies?

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/jessica-wolfendale-moral-responsibility-trump-voters/104584970

Obviously the same argument applies to people who voted for Biden in the last election, or any other president, whether in the U.S. or elesewhere.
#ethics #politics

This year's turkey has been acquired.

I stood there staring at the selection for what seemed like an inordinate amount of time. Which one of these birds deserved a good home? That one there looks like an asshole. This other one looks stubborn. Yet others I'm sure would have been passable, but I knew the moment I saw it which one was mine.

It was sitting in a corner of the freezer bay, untouched by the others and looking quite rejected.

I'm sure I saw it smile when I added it to the cart.