If you make the system your god, you'll soon be telling lies in order to remain consistent.
-- Elisabeth Elliot
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Ultimately, we either believe in the value of truth...or we don't (click image):
...even when it hurts, in the end, the truth is the only thing that will keep us free. When lying becomes normalized (which it feels like it has), we're in worse trouble than we know.
...especially when it leads to dehumanization (also now becoming normalized):
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
Besides the fact that basic human decency is a value of mine, I have to admit that some of what is driving these things for me is fear. Here is an example:
You or Someone You Love Could Be Next
What will it take for Republican shame to emerge?
How is this possible? It's hard not to notice the love of money:
...I think we all know the answer — not until it impacts them directly:
It's not like any of this is a surprise either:
