One of the main tenets … of the I Ching is that one does not fight evil, one makes energetic progress in good, to paraphrase the Ching. By fighting evil, a person is actually sending energy to the evil by concentrating on it. It seems to be better (from my limited perspective) to use my energy to foster good, and to starve the evil in the process ~ crystaljim
One of the favorite memes on the GOS is that Republicans are doomed because of demographics. The assumption is that minorities will always vote Democratic and will become more and more of the population.
It sounds good...until you dig into the numbers.
Let's start with Latinos.
The rise of Sanders and Trump (i.e. political outsiders) has coincided with the rise of self-described "independents".
The Powell memorandum told the Republicans to go forth and use ownership of media and industry by the super-rich to change American popular culture from top to bottom — in order to put a stop to the social and political ferment of the Sixties and Seventies, crush the so-called counterculture, and try to make any revival of such developments impossible once and for all.
This evening's music features delta blues harmonica player and singer, also a member of the Jelly Roll Kings, Frank Frost.
This evening's music features Texas blues singer Lou Ann Barton.
This evening's music features Chicago blues singer and guitarist "Magic Sam" Maghett.
