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Friday, September 28, 2018
Why the Left Hates Trump: He's a MAN
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He is also a Christian white man. But Donald Trump is not an ordinary man. He's not a metrosexual coastie. He's not neutered by sensitivity. He thinks for himself, and if provoked, he's ready to do battle. To fight. He is fearless. He's an individual who doesn't cave to the mob. He's a man of action. He has not been feminized. He sees the world as it is and deals with it. Most unforgivably he is successful, creating a stunning contrast to the performance of his "betters". He is a man's man; a deplorable's deplorable. He articulates the thoughts, beliefs and emotions of America's functional and productive core. He mentions God beyond what is required.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Fisa Judges: Incurious, Incompetent or Bent?
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My confidence in governments' legal goings-on (vis-a-vis private citizens) at the federal, state and local levels had been shaken long before the revelations growing out of the 2016 elections. Readings I had done [1] over recent years had left me, if not cynical, highly skeptical of America's legal system. That skepticism, ranging from city, county and district courts to state and federal ones to include the U.S. Supreme Court and the often too-cozy collaboration between law enforcement and prosecutors. In short, the growing political corruption of the justice system now appears to be a given. Although I have long believed that to some extent justice is the handmaiden of power, I perceive that things worsen over time. With that context in mind, the reader will understand why I pose the title question along with others.
My confidence in governments' legal goings-on (vis-a-vis private citizens) at the federal, state and local levels had been shaken long before the revelations growing out of the 2016 elections. Readings I had done [1] over recent years had left me, if not cynical, highly skeptical of America's legal system. That skepticism, ranging from city, county and district courts to state and federal ones to include the U.S. Supreme Court and the often too-cozy collaboration between law enforcement and prosecutors. In short, the growing political corruption of the justice system now appears to be a given. Although I have long believed that to some extent justice is the handmaiden of power, I perceive that things worsen over time. With that context in mind, the reader will understand why I pose the title question along with others.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
The F.B.I. Came by Corruption Honestly
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When I use the word corruption, I am thinking primarily of three elements: dishonesty; incompetence; and perversion of mission. Ruin and rot. Not unique among bureaucracies of every kind, corruption in the F.B.I. has been more aggressively concealed than any other I can think of, so that in the minds of most Americans, never having dealt in conflict with the agency, the F.B.I. is thought to be pristine.
Corruption begins with leadership. If leaders didn't assume their offices already corrupt, then it begins with an organizational shift from mission to survival, self promotion, aggrandizement and growth. Bureaucracies become paranoid over time, and decay typically begins with leaders who come to reward loyalty over competence. That paradigm for success inevitably filters downward throughout the organization, excluding (perhaps) only the perennially virtuous and (perhaps) idealistic new-hires who have not yet learned how the game is played.
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| Deval Kulsrestha Lady Liberty |
Corruption begins with leadership. If leaders didn't assume their offices already corrupt, then it begins with an organizational shift from mission to survival, self promotion, aggrandizement and growth. Bureaucracies become paranoid over time, and decay typically begins with leaders who come to reward loyalty over competence. That paradigm for success inevitably filters downward throughout the organization, excluding (perhaps) only the perennially virtuous and (perhaps) idealistic new-hires who have not yet learned how the game is played.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
OANN Revisited (and Often)
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* (rev. 2/28/18)
About two years ago I wrote a short essay about One America News Network. It was generally complimentary, and I welcomed it as a much-needed (though small in the cable world) competitor to an increasingly milqutoast Fox News. In my view, OAN has improved on all fronts, while FNN has made marginal gains. Of course a lot has happened since my earlier comments.
* (rev. 2/28/18)
About two years ago I wrote a short essay about One America News Network. It was generally complimentary, and I welcomed it as a much-needed (though small in the cable world) competitor to an increasingly milqutoast Fox News. In my view, OAN has improved on all fronts, while FNN has made marginal gains. Of course a lot has happened since my earlier comments.
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