Tea Party on POLITUSIC https://www.politusic.com/ Left-leaning political and social articles to help you understand American politics, appreciate music, and laugh at being human. Sun, 15 May 2022 00:54:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://www.politusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pt-square-96x96.png Tea Party on POLITUSIC https://www.politusic.com/ 32 32 Who Is To Blame For Overturning Roe v Wade? Bernie Sanders. https://www.politusic.com/rants/who-is-to-blame-for-overturning-roe-v-wade-bernie-sanders/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/who-is-to-blame-for-overturning-roe-v-wade-bernie-sanders/#respond Sat, 14 May 2022 20:36:03 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21376 POLITUSIC

History teaches time and time again that an overly-idealistic crusader for Cause ends up being the trigger for its demise. In Bernie’s case: Cause was a more progressive America. Overturning …

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Why Do Republicans Believe Trump’s Lies? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-do-republicans-believe-trumps-lies/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-do-republicans-believe-trumps-lies/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:05:57 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21207 POLITUSIC

Not only did Donald Trump show his followers they could be racist-like-their-grandpappy without a white-hooded hint of shame, Trump pushed cultural-change defiance beyond the point that any rational person thought …

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The Republican Base is Crazy. And Stinks. Here’s Why. https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/the-republican-base-is-crazy-and-stinks-heres-why/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/the-republican-base-is-crazy-and-stinks-heres-why/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:04:30 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21176 POLITUSIC

America is young and dumb (we’ve all been there). Grown-up countries have been saying it for years. Brash and ignorant, mistaking mistakes of inexperience for originality, America is a problem …

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How Joe Biden Can Win: Commit To One Term https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/how-joe-biden-can-win-commit-to-one-term/ Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:11:14 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21149 POLITUSIC

Joe Biden has two, equally stubborn problems to solve if he wants to win the presidency: Bernie Sanders supporters and Donald J. Trump. Any person who isn’t brainwashed by right-wing …

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2020 Presidential Election: Trumpism or a Berniebust. Where’s Truth & Reason? https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/2020-election-truth-or-trumpism-bernie-sanders-is-donald-trump/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/2020-election-truth-or-trumpism-bernie-sanders-is-donald-trump/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:07:04 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21124 POLITUSIC

Feel the Bern and MAGA are the same. They are brothers. They are destined to increase extremism and alienate the majority of citizens who prefer government be run by people …

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Democrats Will (Still) Lose The 2018 Midterm Election https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-will-lose-the-2018-election-congress-senate/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-will-lose-the-2018-election-congress-senate/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:48:40 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21031 POLITUSIC

Democrats will lose the 2018 midterm elections because they still don’t understand why so many people dislike them. It’s the typical case of excitable democrat behavior: get hysterical about good …

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The Next Republican Long Con: More Power To The Senate https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-next-pan-give-more-power-to-senate/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-next-pan-give-more-power-to-senate/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2018 14:51:29 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20987 POLITUSIC

It took 30 years and a deal with the Donald for the Republican Party to ram its conservative court from dreamland to reality. That America now has a conservative and …

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Democracy Dies When Elections Are Reactionary https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/democracy-dies-when-elections-are-reactionary/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/democracy-dies-when-elections-are-reactionary/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:20:47 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20859 POLITUSIC

And thusly went The United States loudly into the night… The recipe to slowly poison a democracy is simple: one part hubris, one part hyper-nationalism, and add reactionary elections to …

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Democrats Need To Embrace The Deep State https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-need-to-embrace-the-deep-state/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-need-to-embrace-the-deep-state/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 21:33:34 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20786 POLITUSIC

Sadly and sans surprise, as democrats three-legged-race toward the 2018 midterms they continue to behave like privileged schoolyard children. Directionless and loafers untied, democratic activists think “RESIST” will magically translate …

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Republicans, Guns, and Mass Shootings: Toddler Logic https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-guns-and-mass-shooting-response-toddler-logic/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-guns-and-mass-shooting-response-toddler-logic/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:16:33 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20645 POLITUSIC

Having lost all hope for people occupying the conspiracy world that controls the meeker minds within the extreme right wing, POLITUSIC would like to address the rest of the Republican …

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Tough Talk: Hardline Evangelicalism Is Bad For Democracy, Society https://www.politusic.com/rants/evangelicalism-bad-democracy-society/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/evangelicalism-bad-democracy-society/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:07:38 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20463 POLITUSIC

I like faith. I have faith. I have no issue with faith, only those who exploit it. That being clear, read on this rant. Talking about faith has more pitfalls than …

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Donald Trump: Is Being An Idiot An Impeachable Offense? https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trump-is-an-idiot-impeachable-offense/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trump-is-an-idiot-impeachable-offense/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 19:13:37 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=19709 POLITUSIC

If you want to impeach someone: impeach the Democratic Party. Impeach your-own-damn-self for allowing the Presidency of Donald Trump to pupate over the last 8 years and emerge from the …

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The Middle Class Isn’t Shrinking, It’s Lost In America’s Loophole https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/americas-financial-loophole-vanishing-middle-class/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/americas-financial-loophole-vanishing-middle-class/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:36:55 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19193 POLITUSIC

A country’s moral compass loses its North when the measure of Value is transactional rather than principled. To keep life interesting, we tend to seek out new experiences. Most of mine …

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Twilight Zone Town Halls: Republicans Face Angry Constituents https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/twilight-zone-town-halls/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/twilight-zone-town-halls/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:56:24 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19152 POLITUSIC

Members of Congress have gone home for some R&R and D&C1. The stock model republican politician is avoiding constituents by holding “town halls” on facebook. Those who have a backbone …

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Trump Superfans: Supporter Loyalty Built From Hate And Envy https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trumpsters-loyalty-built-from-hate-and-desire/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trumpsters-loyalty-built-from-hate-and-desire/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:31:57 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19093 POLITUSIC

Trump supporters aren’t political supporters – they’re superfans. One month into office, Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Melbourne, FL1 Approximately 9000 people attended – many waiting since the early …

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Redefining Fake: Ideological Echo Chambers Are Getting Worse https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/fake-news-trump-making-political-echo-chambers-worse/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/fake-news-trump-making-political-echo-chambers-worse/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:01:28 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19006 POLITUSIC

They can’t stop the presses, but they can stop the mob from believing them. In a democracy, declaring fake is Censor’s strongest weapon. POLITUSIC has written a lot about information …

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Republicans Love Putin Because Obama Emasculated The GOP https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/republicans-love-putin-obama-emasculated-the-gop/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/republicans-love-putin-obama-emasculated-the-gop/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18923 POLITUSIC

Putin gives men who feel powerless and ideologically intimidated in modern society an excuse to exercise their most basic power: physical strength and intimidation. For the sake of argument, let’s …

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Washington Politicians Won’t Beat Trump Until Dems Reach Trump Voters https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/democrats-wont-beat-trump-beat-trump-voters/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/democrats-wont-beat-trump-beat-trump-voters/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:58:16 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18788 POLITUSIC

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of facts and falsehoods. Puppet Trump gets his words from Steve Bannon and his power from …

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Democrats Have Gone Too Soft: America Likes Loudmouth Bullies https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/liberals-have-gone-soft-america-likes-loudmouth-bullies/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/liberals-have-gone-soft-america-likes-loudmouth-bullies/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:10:36 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18561 POLITUSIC

You can’t win the heart of America being a self righteous elitist polishing your own halo. You need to be a loudmouth bully sucker punching for the protections of the marginalized. …

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Donald Trump Is A Distraction, Keep Your Eyes On Paul Ryan https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/donald-trump-distraction-keep-eyes-on-paul-ryan/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/donald-trump-distraction-keep-eyes-on-paul-ryan/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2017 02:00:31 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18274 POLITUSIC

While media exhausts itself fact-checking Trump on front pages and A-blocks, Paul Ryan’s Congress will be passing thousands of small laws, laser targeted at chipping away decades of progress. There …

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School Choice: What Are School Vouchers & Do They Work? https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/what-are-school-vouchers-school-choice-do-school-vouchers-work/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/what-are-school-vouchers-school-choice-do-school-vouchers-work/#respond Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18004 POLITUSIC

School vouchers is a process of giving money to parents to buy education, rather than giving it directly to public schools. “School choice” is the attempt to privatize K-12 education …

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Is Social Media The Stage For “State Controlled” Media? https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/is-internet-social-media-stage-for-state-controlled-media/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/is-internet-social-media-stage-for-state-controlled-media/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:52:53 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17954 POLITUSIC

Paranoid Progressive Post For The Week: I spent some time on Donald Trump’s facebook page this morning, paying particularly close attention to the comments. Ignoring the Obama bashing, it helps …

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Democrats Deserve Donald Trump https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-deserve-donald-trump/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-deserve-donald-trump/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:47:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17841 POLITUSIC

In the 2016 General Election democrats ate their cake and discovered they have a gluten allergy. Call it getting their just desert. Their wedding cake plate thusly empty, democrats are …

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Best of the Day: News World Finally Catches Up With POLITUSIC https://www.politusic.com/best/best-day-american-news-finally-catches-politusic/ https://www.politusic.com/best/best-day-american-news-finally-catches-politusic/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:49:56 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17716 POLITUSIC

Proper news sites across the globe have been posting about fake news on facebook, and how people running satire websites have made a lot of money – possibly even helping …

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The Problem With Politics: We Think We’re Smarter Than Our Brains https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/problem-politics-think-smarter-brains-fake-news/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/problem-politics-think-smarter-brains-fake-news/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17678 POLITUSIC

POLITUSIC has been trolling right-wingers for years by means of the reinforcing-bias Google search. The most common we get on this website are angry republicans searching, “why democrats are destroying …

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Best Quote of the Day: Bill Gross, What Americans Have Done To Themselves https://www.politusic.com/best/best-quote-day-bill-gross-americans-done/ https://www.politusic.com/best/best-quote-day-bill-gross-americans-done/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:46:53 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17636 POLITUSIC

Bill Gross, bond manager at Janus Capital Group wins best quote of the day. It’s a statement that follows POLITUSIC’s belief that for decades rural, lower-income republicans vote against their …

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Why Democrats Lose Elections https://www.politusic.com/rants/democrats-lose-elections/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/democrats-lose-elections/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:34:19 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17608 POLITUSIC

As Americans emerged from the fog of the 2016 presidential result, one repeating question heard from all corners has been: Why do democrats keep losing elections? While coming to my own …

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Republicans Blame Media for Everything. Is GOP Forever Stuck in a Different Reality? https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-blame-media-everything/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-blame-media-everything/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:17:45 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17265 POLITUSIC

The rigid right wing of the Republican Party locked itself into a bunkered reality long ago. Their information bubble is incredibly effective at isolating their lives from dissent and differing …

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Political Convention Takeaway: Blame and Bewilderment https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/political-convention-republicans-blame-democrats-appalled/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/political-convention-republicans-blame-democrats-appalled/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:43:29 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17104 POLITUSIC

In 2014 POLITUSIC offered a political theory that the act of assigning blame is a core difference between the development of right wing vs left wing ideology. Two years later, …

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American Voters: Vote Personality Over Policy https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/american-politics-policy-personality-voting/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/american-politics-policy-personality-voting/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:39:17 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=16892 POLITUSIC

This topic has dominated POLITUSIC gatherings lately: why do so many American voters decide on a candidate based on personality rather than policy? Most voters over 30 will defensively claim …

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