Richard Wolff: “Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism”

If you pretend to understand or favor a particular economic model, such as capitalism, then you owe it to yourself to watch this video to get a refresher course from Dr. Wolff here to ensure you know what you are voting and talking and shopping about. πŸ™‚ Enjoy, hopefully!

Florida teen brutally beats classmate he thought was gay because of unusual hobbies

A Florida teen was charged with a misdemeanor for breaking a classmate’s nose and damaging his eye socket because he thought the boy was gay for having unusual hobbies. Jaiden Muniz-Walls doesn’t identify as gay, but he said another teen has targeted him for hateful abuse since the 15-year-old started attending Pensacola Catholic High School five weeks ago, reported the Pensacola News Journal. β€œI feel like since we moved here, everyone looked at me like,…

Source: Florida teen brutally beats classmate he thought was gay because of unusual hobbies

Trump supporter has truck torched and tagged outside bar in Portland suburb

A Trump supporter allegedly had his truck set ablaze and tagged with graffiti while parked outside a bar in the Portland suburb of Vancouver, Washington, reports KGW TV. Johnny Mackay was parked outside the Garage Bar and Grille in the suburb’s quaint downtown, which includes a number of record stores, marijuana dispensaries and breweries. Mackay’s truck had several Trump stickers on it, including one that said “Make Liberals Cry Again.” “People just need to relax,”…

Source: Trump supporter has truck torched and tagged outside bar in Portland suburb

Look, son.Β  It’s fine if you don’t understand what’s at stake here.Β  Just please do the right thing and mind your own business, don’t recklessly vote, and everything will be just fine.Β  ‘Kay???Β  πŸ™‚Β  Seriously.Β  If you’re going to place a provocative statement on your motor vehicle at least understand the implications of its meaning.Β  I make up that you don’t.

Missing the point

It seems like to most Americans the only relevant question is which one of these sides is the winner, or should be the winner, or was the winner. In actuality that question is practically irrelevant. A more relevant question would be how did we end up like this? How did we come to accept a public forum where incongruities such as these are tolerated and allowed to exist at all?

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