Published

6 months ago

January 13, 2026

Alice Rush

To the point made at left:

1) There are plenty of Trump voters who regret their votes. If that weren’t the case, it would be impossible to explain Trump’s cratering approval ratings. Now, how many of these folks base their regret on the price of groceries, or the fact that trump continues to reveal himself as a criminal sociopath is impossible to know.

2) More important is the truth revealed in this quote from the immortal Carl Sagan:

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”

https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/01/14/trump-supporters-105/

Renewable Energy

America’s Brand: Indifference to Human Pain

Published

7 hours ago

July 8, 2026

Alice Rush

There are essentially two forms of government on this planet: those that care about the wellbeing of their citizens and serve their interests and those that don’t.

Until the late 20th Century, one could have plausibly argued either way re: the United States. Since about 1980, it’s been clear that we really couldn’t care less about the sufferings of the common American.

It’s really become part of our brand. Billionaires deserve tax cuts. The middle class is shrinking, and the poor deserve a kick in the ass for not working harder.