Tag: war
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TAPA # 177 ‘NOBLESSE OBLIGE’
“Noblesse oblige”: with privilege comes responsibility, is an 1808 French phrase that mirrors Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” It means that those with wealth and privilege, whose lives are largely removed from the daily struggle for life’s basics (food, clothing, and shelter) have a moral responsibility to help those who do struggle.…
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TAPA # 176 WHAT A DEAL???
Sometimes liars, in their effort to obfuscate and redirect, reveal what they are actually thinking and doing. Trump’s tweet yesterday did just that. Until the Trump Republican war, “old bone spurs” was touting low gas prices. And it was true: low gas prices were good for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. They…
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TAPA # 175 BLOODLUST & BLUSTER
Most Americans, and much of the world, do not support the war in Iran. Trump is constantly asked for the rationale, and his answer changes depending on the last thing he heard or thought about. But this is not Trump’s war alone. It is Congress’s war. It is a Republican war; bought and paid for…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 